Coronavirus's painful side effect is deep budget cuts for state and local government services
- Written by Carla Flink, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University
Washington state cut both merit raises and instituted furloughs as it faced a projected $8.8 billion budget deficit because of the coronavirus.Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty ImagesNationwide, state and local government leaders are warning of major budget cuts as a result of the pandemic. One state – New York – even referred to...