Edwards' budget proposal uses federal aid to avoid deep cuts
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposal to close a $1 billion budget gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic would avoid deep cuts to health care and education programs by relying on hundreds of millions in federal relief aid and a portion of the state's “rainy day” fund.
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