LINCOLN – The Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee held a hearing Tuesday, taking input from Nebraskans on the use of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.

Senator Anna Wishart, a committee member, introduced a legislative resolution to study how the funds should be spent in relief of the impact of Covid-19.

President Biden's "American Rescue Plan" will send about $1 billion to Nebraska as part of the federal government's effort to bring back jobs and fill in revenue shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Originally reported by Paul Hammel and Martha Stoddard Omaha World-Herald of the Lincoln Journal Star on May 10, 2021.