A Holistic Approach to Cloud for Local Government Shutterstock The experience of local governments in the U.S. over the past 18 months has resembled a roller coaster ride. May 26, 2021 • The experience of local governments in the U.S. over the past 18 months has resembled a roller coaster ride. As recently as September of last year, the Brookings Institution estimated that their collective revenues would decline by $155 billion in 2020 and $167 billion in 2021 as a result of COVID-19. Today, the combination of $122.5 billion in local government aid in the American Rescue Plan and quicker-than-projected growth in tax receipts has brought many cities and counties back to pre-pandemic cash flow.