The federally funded Arkansas Rent Relief Program administered by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, launched last May, has many millions of dollars remaining to distribute to tenants facing eviction due to the pandemic.
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Renters, Advocates Demand Action From Governor As Congress Hashes Out New Aid Package
With the CDC moratorium on eviction set to expire Dec. 31, activists gathered at the governor's mansion in Little Rock and the governor's home in Rogers this week to demand action from the state in the form a state moratorium and financial assistance to renters. At the same time, renters, landlords and advocates wait anxiously for the U.S. Congress to pass another stimulus package that includes rental and utility assistance and a moratorium extension, as well as direct payments to taxpayers.
A small group of protesters gathered outside Governor Asa Hutchinson's home in Rogers on Wednesday evening.
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