Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has funneled nearly $400 million of federal coronavirus relief funding to state agencies to help pay for operations, allowing them to return some of their original budget allocations to the state treasury.
Ducey’s office says the move is prudent budgeting that will help Arizona avoid a severe fiscal crunch. But Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation's Center for Tax Policy calls it's a “very aggressive interpretation" of federal rules. Arizona on Friday reported more than 4,300 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and 20 known deaths.
