“Money is fungible,” noted Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. “I think there’s enough, frankly, fuzzy language in the COVID relief, the CARES Act, that they will be able to apply some of that money to replace local revenue (that would have been used for COVID-related expenses), which frees up that revenue to help plug costs elsewhere.”
Lightfoot dismissed questions about ability to afford new CTU contract if economy tanked. Then COVID-19 hit, damaging CPS budget for years.
Prepare Now Before its too Late
Discover where products are available & compare prices
