Schools throughout Rutherford County will soon receive funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) passed by Democrats back in February.
Rutherford County will receive $2,794,061 in Title I funding from the federal stimulus funds. This is in addition to the $4.2 million the county will receive for students with disabilities through the ARRA.
Republicans voted against these investments in the future of our children and our county. The federal stimulus provides tax cuts, tax credits and extensions to unemployment benefits for 95% of working families as relief from the devastating results of 8 years of failed Republican economic policy.
[...] County Republicans gathered on the square in Murfreesboro to protest much needed investment in Rutherford County schools, enhanced health care benefits for their veterans, the extension of unemployment benefits for the [...]