Cities, county could be flush with cash thanks to new stimulus package Lafayette, West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County are eyeing a pay day from the new federal stimulus package signed into law Thursday. Posted: Mar 11, 2021 1:44 PM Updated: Mar 11, 2021 6:30 PM Posted By: Joseph Paul TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Local governments are eyeing a pay day from the new federal stimulus package signed into law Thursday. Mark Ritacco, government affairs director for the National Association of Counties, says they'll receive much more money than last year's CARES Act. "Counties are really excited about the flexibility that this money has in the American Rescue Plan," Ritacco says.