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  • Comparing County Budgets to Address Shortfalls, Drive Efficiency, and Spur Opportunity0

    • Tax & Spending Research
    • January 12, 2021

    The public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 have severely affected county budgets. The pandemic has intensified an on-going storm; counties are losing populations, some areas have the highest effective property tax rates in the nation, and now, most county governments have budget shortfalls. But make no mistake – this is not evidence of a

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