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Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by projektfu on Saturday July 25, 2020 @06:53PM (#23953018)
States borrow but almost all must balance the budget. When they borrow it should be a project, not to cover a shortfall. This is not a federal requirement but a restriction the states put on themselves.

https://www.ncsl.org/research/fiscal-policy/state-balanced-b...

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Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by pmiller2 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @09:04PM (#23953619)
How many of those states have emergency powers provisions that would allow them to override that restriction?
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Re:What's the point of a Covid-19 test that takes 19 days fo... by projektfu on Saturday July 25, 2020 @09:52PM (#23953798)
I don’t have any special insight beyond what’s in the article. This is likely why state governments have been talking about federal aid.
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