RI ARPA Task Force convenes to ensure state spends $1B properly

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RI ARPA Task Force convenes to ensure state spends $1B properly

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The federal government has designated over $1 billion dollars in federal tax money to Rhode Island, and now it's up to the state to figure out how to spend it.State lawmakers convened for their first task force meeting Tuesday night to make sure guidelines and federal laws are being followed when proposals are pitched."This is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, we could probably agree," said Rep. Carlos Tobon, a Democrat …