Sinema confident federal aid to Pinal schools will expand
by Kevin Reagan | PinalCentral
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., spoke up for rural Pinal County residents earlier this year in Washington./Submitted photo
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., says federal aid to several Pinal County school districts will be protected and possibly expand in the near future.
Arizona’s senior senator told PinalCentral this week she’s confident Impact Aid, a program that provides funding to Arizona schools with Native American students, will remain intact despite proposals from the White House to cut the program’s budget.
President Donald Trump’s budget for the next fiscal year proposes cutting a portion of Impact Aid funding. Sinema’s not worried because Congress holds the power for appropriating funds.
