The Report: Failing the Test

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September 24, 2021

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The Report

Measuring government performance

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 15: A boy receives a free COVID-19 test at a St. John's Well Child & Family Center mobile clinic set up outside Walker Temple AME Church in South Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. A clinic official said most of the residents they are currently testing in their South L.A. clinics are Latinos. According to the California Department of Health, Latinos are currently 2.9 times more likely than white people to test positive for the coronavirus. California reported over 11,000 new coronavirus infections today, the most in the state in a single day since the pandemic began. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Failing the Test

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