Coronavirus to Hit Cities Hard: NYT

Cities are going to take a big hit from the coronavirus revenue-wise. And it’s not limited by political affiliation.

‘These numbers give a sense of the possible economic pain for cities if Congress and the White House fail to agree on a new relief package that includes aid to state and local governments. It also rebuts some of the prevailing, largely Republican arguments that have stalled those negotiations: that federal help will bail out only blue cities and those that have mismanaged their finances.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/upshot/pandemic-recession-cities-fiscal-shortfall.html