Best Defense Against Virus Proves Crushing to States’ Finances
- Federal government sending billions to offset cost of fight
- Dismal fiscal outlook leads to worst muni-bond rout since 1984
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It’s a bitter irony: As state and local governments struggle to blunt the new coronavirus outbreak, the most effective weapons hammer their fiscal health.