Biden administration sued by 13 states over tax provision in COVID-19 relief plan

Attorneys general from 13 states sued the Biden administration this week over a key element of the recently enacted $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law that prevents states from using government aid to lower taxes. The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court in Alabama, asks judges to strike down a provision in the American Rescue Plan that bars state governments from using the roughly $195 billion…