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State and Local Issues

Fines and Forfeitures and Racial Disparities

August 14, 2020 –
Some evidence suggests that fines and fees, much like policing, are also closely intertwined with issues of structural racism.
State and Local Issues

Trump Executive Action Shows Why Congress Should Federalize More of Unemployment Insurance

August 12, 2020 –
President Trump’s August 8th executive action creating a new supplemental weekly unemployment benefit has created mass confusion.
State and Local Issues

Lights Flashing, Sirens Blaring: State and Local Governments Need Federal Aid

August 5, 2020 –
Congress is nowhere near an agreement on how much additional federal aid to send to state and local governments. It’s been a worrying situation for months. Now, we should be alarmed.
State and Local Issues

COVID-19 Pandemic Could Slash 2020-21 State Revenues By $200 Billion

July 1, 2020 –
Revised forecast data from 27 states suggest tax revenues are expected to fall $34 billion short of pre-COVID-19 forecasts in fiscal year 2020.
State and Local Issues

Balancing School Budgets And Tax Hikes In The Middle Of A Pandemic

June 3, 2020 –
After nearly three months under a stay-at-home order, my daughter may have had it with my house rules. She sent me a TikTok video of...
State and Local Issues

COVID-19 And Government Actions Caused State Tax Revenues To Plunge In April

June 1, 2020 –
States and localities across the country are facing an unprecedented fiscal situation from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governors are confronting drastically falling...
State and Local Issues

No State is Immune From COVID-19’s Economic And Fiscal Fallout

May 27, 2020 –
The 50 states are diverse, but in the COVID-19 pandemic era, they share a key challenge: An economic and fiscal crisis of a size and...
State and Local Issues

Three Ways Congress Should Design COVID-19 Relief for State and Local Governments

May 12, 2020 –
Congress is headed toward a fourth COVID-19 relief package – and arguably the first one directly addressing state and local governments’ pandemic-induced fiscal crisis ...
State and Local Issues

McConnell’s Attempt To Blame States For COVID-19 Budget Shortfalls Is Wrong And Dangerous

April 24, 2020 –
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recently said he is “in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route,” instead of Congress providing them...
State and Local Issues

Census of Governments Illustrates Declining Aid to Localities, Other Trends in State and Local Finance

April 21, 2020 –
COVID-19 is placing an unprecedented strain on local economies, hospital systems , health departments , and budgets . To weather the storm and continue to...