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How 6 states and D.C. are taking coronavirus relief into their own hands
State and city leaders say critical programs that help prop up the economy and a host of essential services are in jeopardy.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan extracted $250 million from the state’s rainy day fund for coronavirus relief efforts in October. | Brian Witte/AP Photo
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Cash-strapped states and cities have spent six months waiting and pleading for help from the feds and scraping together what little free cash they have to help struggling residents, businesses and safety net organizations until Washington delivered.
The relief never arrived. And state and city leaders say critical programs that help prop up the economy and a host of essential services are in jeopardy.