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Yes, US states did get more money from Washington than they needed for COVID-19 relief

  • Written by Raymond Scheppach, Professor of Public Policy, University of Virginia
imagePresident Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on Feb. 22, 2021 in Washington, D.C.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Across the country, states got huge infusions of cash from the federal government to help them deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the most recent infusion of money comes from the American Rescue Plan...

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