Newsday - State, business at odds over paying $8B federal pandemic loan debt

People stroll inside the Broadway Commons Mall in Hicksville past a store closed due to the pandemic in July 2020. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost

By Michael Gormley
Updated March 17, 2023 6:10 pm

ALBANY — A lingering $8 billion debt from a federal loan used to cover the cost of unemployment checks during the COVID-19 pandemic is pitting the state’s employers against state government and its taxpayers.

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