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Stimulus package will remain half-baked unless local governments get more of the dough

  • Written by Stephanie Leiser, Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Michigan
People still need baked goods even during a lockdown.Frederic Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Lawmakers are pinning their hopes on a US$2 trillion package to prop up the U.S. economy and provide relief to individuals and business ravaged by the coronavirus.

The stimulus is expected to pump $150 billion in aid to state and local governments. But with...

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