Health of the economy must be a priority for pandemic aid spending

PBN Staff

07/09/2021

BUSINESS TAX: Gov. Daniel J. McKee backed a state budget provision that taxes forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans above $250,000. Rhode Island is one of only 10 states to do so. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

The federal government continues to dole out local pandemic relief, but spending it well still relies on the sound judgment of state and municipal leaders. And that, unfortunately, means politics and the 2022 statewide elections will never be far from the decision-making. How else to explain recent decisions by Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the

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