Hilery Sirpis opens the first event in our yearlong Follow the Money series.

Route Fifty Senior Editor Alisha Powell Gillis sits down for a virtual conversation with Wayne County CFO Hughey Newsome to discuss how the county is preparing for the influx of federal funds with legacy systems, collaborating with state and city leaders to maximize projects and laying the groundwork for even more federal funding with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

West Virginia State Auditor JB McCuskey joins Route Fifty Senior Adviser Katherine Barrett to share what his office is doing to support local governments across the state prepare for and allocate their federal funds — all while ensuring constituents have access to transparent tracking.

Hilery Sirpis closes out the program and previews the rest of the Follow the Money series.