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COVID Impact: California, Other States Use Federal Funds To Supplement Unemployment Cache
With federal COVID-19 aid pouring into states like California, businesses there could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years, potentially freeing up money to spend on employees or invest in their operations.