Report: Tennessee needs additional federal aid as COVID-19 persists

The economic woes of the COVID-19 pandemic will persist along with the virus in Tennessee despite billions of dollars in federal aid, according to a new report by the Sycamore Institute analyzing the distribution of relief funds in the Volunteer State.

As those financial lifelines run dry while the virus remains active, the report says the state will need more relief to extend existing economic safety-net programs and enhance — yet again — the public health infrastructure needed to track and contain the virus. 

Report: Tennessee needs additional federal aid as COVID-19 persists