“There’s no crisis we’ve had that even comes close to this.” U.S. states are considering deep cuts to schools, universities and health care programs as the coronavirus takes a ruinous toll on budgets.
FILE - In this May 12, 2020, file photo, a teacher removes students’ artwork from a bulletin board as she packs the art in her kindergarten classroom at an elementary school in Olathe, Kan. The coronavirus is proving ruinous to state budgets, forcing many governments to consider once-unthinkable cuts to schools, universities, health care programs and a wide array of other basic functions.
“There’s no crisis we’ve had that even comes close to this,” said Greg Albrecht, chief economist for the Louisiana Legislature. “This is a Katrina-sized downgrade in the forecast.” A forecasting panel slashed the state’s income projections by $1 billion because of the virus. “You know who local governments are? That’s police, firefighters. You want me to cut hospitals? Hospitals are the nurses and the doctors who just got us through this and everyone celebrates as heroes. If you don’t fund the state, that’s who you’re cutting in terms of finances.”
The National Governors Association, National League of Cities and bipartisan groups representing local officials also are pressing for federal help.
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