Arkansas to get $1.5M for disabilities program

— The federal Labor Department says the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services will get a $1.5 million grant to improve services to disabled workers.

The federal agency said in a news release Wednesday that the grant is among more than $21 million going to nine states under the Disability Employment Initiative.

The release said the money is intended to improve education, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes of people who are receiving Social Security disability benefits.

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