Transformative infrastructure funding is here. The application process for getting it still needs work.

Brookings has a terrific article on the status of the process for small cities and towns to access federal infrastructure funding; although still unresolved, there are things to do to get in line. A tangential point is that state governments are becoming more important. CT.org expected state governments to whither with growing irrelevance leaving the field to federal and local governments; however, not so fast. Transportation and education federal funding continues to be funneled through states; gun and abortion activities have devolved to the states; Medicaid stays a discretionary program at the state level and voting is controlled by state officers. The Brookings article below suggests the federal infrastructure funds will be processed through the states…the focus on state government is growing. Fire up your lobbyists; take a legislator to lunch.