CONWAY — Tuesday’s election results came as good news not only for candidates favored by the voters but also for the students and staff at the Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School in Conway.
With Republicans taking control of the House and the Senate, there is a “clearer path” for the school to receive $375,000 from a $46 million federal grant, which has been blocked three times by the Democratic-majority Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee.
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