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States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets

by David A. Lieb
| June 8, 2021 12:12 AM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending amid the coronavirus recession that was projected to pummel revenue.

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