Congress may come through with $1.6 million retroactive federal aid for Wrangell schools, roads

Congress may come through with $1.6 million retroactive federal aid for Wrangell schools, roads

Wrangell could receive at least $1.6 million in federal aid if the House and the president accept a Senate-passed bill that would restore the Secure Rural Schools program for two years. The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on June 18 to resume the program, which since 2000 had sent millions of dollars to small Alaska schools each year until the House failed to approve a Senate bill to reauthorize...