Another week, another news story about supposedly imploding state‐local government budgets.

The restaurant industry has been hit hard by the health crisis and recession.

The Trump administration is threatening to cut federal aid to cities that do not follow its approach to policing and civil unrest.

The Wall Street Journal published a news story suggesting that public schools face ruin without more federal aid.

The transit industry has developed two systems: one for “choice” riders and one for “dependent” riders, “that is to say white and Black,” says urban planner Christof Spieler.

According to frontline politicians, “now” is always the right time, economically speaking, for governments to invest heavily in infrastructure.

Faced with an escalating pandemic in March, the President and most governors did not want to “stimulate” the private economy.

The Wall Street Journal has published a biased news story regarding state budgets.

In response to the crisis, federal policymakers have passed a series of aid packages providing hundreds of billions of dollars to state and local governments.

Urban transit is one of the most heavily subsidized industries in this country.