Legislative panel OKs request for $25M in federal funds to help educate nurses, $16.3M for emergency assistance to 4 hospitals

A legislative panel on Tuesday endorsed the state Department of Commerce's request for $25 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to help educate more nurses in Arkansas, and the state Department of Human Services' request for a total of $16.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to provide emergency assistance to four hospitals.

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