Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Contrary to Arguments, States Need More Federal Relief
May 07, 2020
May 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news:
South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem says her state doesn't need more federal fiscal relief; it just needs the Treasury Department to let it use previously provided relief funds to cover revenue shortfalls. The argument apparently has gained traction among some congressional Republicans. But while that may work for South Dakota, the vast majority of states -- blue and red alike -- desperately n . . .
South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem says her state doesn't need more federal fiscal relief; it just needs the Treasury Department to let it use previously provided relief funds to cover revenue shortfalls. The argument apparently has gained traction among some congressional Republicans. But while that may work for South Dakota, the vast majority of states -- blue and red alike -- desperately n . . .