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Why Government Grants Pay for Private Golf Course Renovations
The federal government runs hundreds of economic development programs, but some of the money ends up in surprising places. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the billions of dollars flowing through the Community Development Block Grant program, and how a chunk of it has funded private golf course renovations. They walk through how the money moves from Washington to local governments, why oversight is so loose, and what a typical grant application actually looks like. Along the way, they explore the tension between local flexibility and national priorities, and whether the metrics used…
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