State leaders grapple with use of federal COVID funds
By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian
Updated: May 12, 2020 11:54 AM CT | Published: May 12, 2020 11:47 AM CT
Gov. Bill Lee wants federal funds to go toward the unemployed, closed businesses and “backfilling” lost revenue. But federal rules don’t allow the funds to go toward filling holes in the budget caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
This COVID-19 Joint Task Force meeting featured the Church Health Center on community testing and Linda Phillips, elections administrator on voting in a pandemic.
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