We now have a better understanding of the impacts of the pandemic on the state budget following last week’s Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference. The state typically holds this conference twice a year but the unprecedented effects of COVID-19 on the state’s revenue prompted state leaders to hold a third convening last week.

CMF’s Government Relations and Public Policy Team has been closely monitoring the pandemic’s effects on the state’s budget and resources to understand how it may impact the state’s capacity to deliver services, resources and programs that are critical to building a