A lot of positive signs, but states need money to distribute the doses. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for December 14, 2020.
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Unsanitized: How the Muni Bond Market Is Preventing Economic Recovery
The role of Wall Street financiers in forcing austerity on state and local governments. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for September 25, 2020.
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Unsanitized: The Fed’s Policy Choices and Our Maldistributed Recovery
And a moment of Zen for misuse of research. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for September 18, 2020.
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How Aid That Congress Approved in March Is Bottled Up by Steve Mnuchin
The terms imposed by Trump’s Treasury secretary keep hundreds of billions from reaching Main Street businesses and state and local governments.
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Unsanitized: The Fed Can Still Save State and Local Governments
Plus, more postal turmoil. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for August 13, 2020.
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Unsanitized: 1937 Revisited
America prematurely pulled back on federal relief then. We’re planning to do so again. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 20, 2020.
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Unsanitized: Yes, the CARES Act Really Did Induce Premature State Reopenings
Also, state unemployment systems still delaying claims. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 13, 2020.
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Unsanitized: Just One Week to Stop a Calamity
Also, why a bridge to a vaccine hasn’t been constructed. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 11, 2020.
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Unsanitized: How the CARES Act Led to the Pandemic Surge
It’s all about the missing state and local aid. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for July 6, 2020.
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Unsanitized: Another Reason for Massive State and Local Government Relief
Plus, more case spikes and dodgy statistics. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 24, 2020.