California may run out of cash by August
California is facing a cash crisis this summer, putting pressure on elected officials to submit an on-time state budget or risk asking taxpayers to pay a premium on loans.
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Archive of Taxes & Budget on Tuesday May 06, 2008
California may run out of cash by August
California is facing a cash crisis this summer, putting pressure on elected officials to submit an on-time state budget or risk asking taxpayers to pay a premium on loans. Read More
Fewer students will learn less at UF after cuts
Faced with a nearly $50-million loss in state dollars for the looming budget year, the University of Florida will lay off 138 faculty and staff members; cut undergraduate enrollment by 4,000 students; slash research spending; and eliminate some degree programs and academic departments. Read More
Gov to unveil $150 million anti-violence plan today
Gov. Blagojevich is proposing a $150 million anti-violence initiative that would provide new state dollars for more teen jobs, after-school programs and community grants in high-crime areas. Read More
Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
Judge rejects Kohring request to talk to juror
Former state Rep. Vic Kohring has suffered another legal setback ahead of his sentencing Thursday. Read More
Beebe -- Federal cuts not as bad as feared
Federal cuts won?t hurt state work-force programs as much as state officials initially feared, Gov. Mike Beebe said. Read More
Fed ruling resurrects prospects of Orange County toll road
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. - A federal review has found a toll road proposed to run through a popular coastal state park in Orange County would not jeopardize sensitive wildlife species. Read More
Vegetable oil fuels cars - and tax bills
Dave Eck, a Half Moon Bay mechanic, had attracted a media spotlight with his fleet of vehicles fueled by used fryer grease from a local chowder house. So when Sacramento called, he figured officials wanted advice on promoting alternative fuels. Read More
Health care providers challenge cuts to Medi-Cal
Doctors, hospitals and other health care providers filed a class-action lawsuit Monday seeking to block the state from cutting payments to them for treating the poor. Read More
$50 million donation to community colleges
The Bernard Osher Foundation today will commit $50 million toward a permanent scholarship endowment for low-income California community college students, believed to be the largest donation for a public two-year system in U.S. history. Read More
State invests $1 billion to rebuild path over Sierra
TRUCKEE, Calif. - High on the Sierra crest above this old railroad town, the granite rocks are scarred with ruts carved by the wheels of the wagons pioneers hauled over Donner Summit 150 years ago. Read More
California may run out of cash by August
California is facing a cash crisis this summer, putting pressure on elected officials to submit an on-time state budget or risk asking taxpayers to pay a premium on loans. Read More
Plan to upgrade courthouses is pushed
Higher fees for parking tickets, traffic school, criminal convictions and civil court filings would pay for $5 billion in improvements to California's deteriorating courthouses under a proposal announced Monday by the chief justice of the state Supreme Court and legislative leaders. Read More
Ritter questions TABOR strategy
The rough political road for a proposed state-budget fix got even rougher Monday as Gov. Bill Ritter stopped short of endorsing it and the group expected to propel it to November's ballot expressed concern about funding, timing and other issues. Read More
Legislation advances, awaits Rell's signature
The following bills are among those that have passed the General Assembly. Unless otherwise noted, they are awaiting Gov. M. Jodi Rell's signature. Read More
Mayors, others decry state budget decision
Mayors, union leaders and activists for the poor ramped up the political pressure Monday on the General Assembly and Gov. M. Jodi Rell, hoping to change their minds about not amending the new budget that takes effect July 1. Read More
Near end, session slows down
With adjournment looming, state legislative business slowed to a crawl Monday as the Republican minority reacted with delaying tactics to a refusal by the Democratic majority to debate a GOP budget alternative. Read More
Ruling puts NCCo in money bind
New Castle County and the seven school districts within it won't be recapturing any of the millions of dollars in tax revenue lost when Verizon was able to reduce its tax payments last year. Read More
Bill change paves way for adoption support
The state Department of Children and Families hopes to reclaim money for adoptive families and equipment for caseworkers under a bill amendment that lawmakers approved in the final minutes of this year's legislative session. Read More
Feds investigate state investment pool
State investments downgraded during the subprime mortgage meltdown have been targeted in a federal probe. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the State Board of Administration to hand over hundreds of pages of documents related to the buying and selling of at least 10 different securities, according to a letter dated Feb. 22. Read More
Commuter rail far from dead, Mica and Dyer vow
Central Florida commuter-rail supporters are preparing to spend as much as $52 million in the next year to keep their plan on track, despite the Legislature's rejection of the deal last week. Read More
UF cuts 400 jobs, undergrad enrollment
The University of Florida, the state's highest-rated institution of higher education, announced layoffs, reductions in degree programs and a steep cut in undergraduate enrollment as part of a plan to cope with severe budget cuts from the state. Read More
Ceded-land deal at impasse
Just days after the end of the legislative session and a failed attempt to reach an agreement over how much ceded-land revenue is owed to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the key parties involved appear to again be at loggerheads. Read More
Audit finds state paid $882,000 for $50,000 in savings
State Auditor David Vaudt has released a second report on business conducted by several state agencies with a consulting company based in Chicago. Read More
State pays $250,000 to settle another TouchPlay lawsuit
The Iowa Attorney General's office has announced another settlement with a former manufacturer of the TouchPlay machines. The state banned TouchPlay machines in May of 2006, after concerns that the games were too much like slot machines. A-G spokesman, Bob Brammer, talks about the details of the latest settlement. Read More
Culver wants lawyers paid to review records
Gov. Chet Culver's office has begun to encourage state agencies to charge for the cost of having government lawyers review documents requested under Iowa's open-records law. Read More
Culver signs loan oversight bill
Iowa students might not have to borrow as much money to pay for college as a result of new legislation signed Monday, Gov. Chet Culver said. Read More
Savings effort for state faulted again
State officials paid an out-of-state contractor $882,260 to help Iowa save $50,325 a year, according to an audit released Monday. Read More
Areva plans to build $2 billion uranium plant in Idaho
French-owned energy services company Areva Inc. will build what it's said will be a $2 billion uranium enrichment facility near the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls, after winning tax concessions from the state Legislature meant to lure the plant to the region. Read More
Lawmaker -- Job moves in works for years
A southern Illinois lawmaker says Gov. Rod Blagojevich?s controversial decision to move 148 jobs from Springfield to his district has been in the works for two years. Read More
Latest prison closings proposal would benefit Thomson
Pontiac?s loss of a maximum-security prison could be a big win for Thomson. Read More
Plan would keep all of Stateville prison open, shut Pontiac facility
Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration is canceling its plan to close part of the Stateville prison near Joliet and now wants to shut down the Pontiac Correctional Center instead. Read More
Enrollment in health plan halted
Gov. Rod Blagojevich?s administration is ending enrollment in its health-care plan after months of pushing for a dramatic expansion of the program against the wishes of lawmakers. Read More
Governor refuses to discuss Rezko trial
GRANITE CITY, Ill.- Insisting "the truth will come out," Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday refused to publicly address claims that the former head of the Illinois Finance Authority got his job in exchange for campaign contributions. Read More
Ill. Corrections wants Stateville open, Pontiac closed
The Illinois Department of Corrections is shelving plans to shutter a maximum security unit in Joliet, targeting a more than 130-year-old prison in Pontiac for closure instead. Read More
Stateville gets new lease on life as Pontiac prison is put on chopping block
The Illinois Department of Corrections has backed off closing a wing of Stateville prison north of Joliet and now wants to shut Pontiac Correctional Center and transfer its 1,600 inmates to a facility near the Iowa border. Read More
Museum broadcasts need for funds to finish building
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is hoping that naming rights, or perhaps a generous person or foundation, will provide upward of $6 million to rescue its long-stalled efforts to build a new home at Kinzie and State Streets. Read More
Appeals Court reinstates lawsuit over school funding
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit that accused the state of violating its constitution by failing to provide enough money for all schoolchildren to have a fair chance to learn. Read More
Work in Kansas Legislature stalled by senators' protests
Action in the Kansas Legislature came to a virtual halt Monday as lawmakers looked for an exit strategy for the 2008 session. Read More
Coal plant debate stays at impasse
The wrap-up session continued Monday as lawmakers argued over the final spending bill and a measure allowing two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas. Read More
Legislature grinds to standstill
As the Legislature staggers toward a last showdown over proposed coal-fired power plants in western Kansas, a resolution to allow the Legislature to sue the governor on the issue will not be going forward, the president of the state Senate said Monday. Read More
Lawmakers suggest tax exemption
As lawmakers squeeze the budget belt one notch tighter, two Topeka lawmakers have called for "decoupling" the state from a federal tax code for one year, possibly saving $79 million. Read More
Coal debate in final days
Republican House Speaker Melvin Neufeld is optimistic today's session of the Legislature ? perhaps lawmakers' last big work day in 2008 ? delivers hard-fought victories on a contentious coal debate. Read More
Legislative notebook -- Jindal angers lawmakers with veto threat
Some lawmakers took offense at a letter from Gov. Bobby Jindal, in which he threatened to line-item veto the add-ons they often insert into the state's budget each year. Read More
Legislator pay raises simmer
A hefty pay raise proposal for lawmakers was put on hold Monday by a Senate committee, amid questions about the state's budget for the upcoming year. Read More
State official mourns woes of Road Home
How does Gov. Bobby Jindal?s point man on hurricane recovery efforts spell heartburn? R-O-A-D-H-O-M-E. Read More
Legislative pay raise vote put off by panel
The Senate Finance Committee shaved about $20,000 from a proposed legislative pay raise Monday before persuading its chief sponsor to delay a vote until lawmakers have a better handle on what will be financed or cut in the state's $30 billion operating budget. Read More
Bill reshapes system for funding projects
Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan to overhaul the way major construction projects are financed in the annual capital outlay bill passed its first committee test Monday despite grumbling from some legislators that the process still leaves too much spending power in the hands of the administration. Read More
Panel revises capital outlay process
The Jindal administration stepped in on Monday to change the process for choosing which construction projects the state will fund. Read More
Mass. revenue collections total $2.7B in April
Tax collections shot up in April by $400 million compared with the same month last year, but administration officials said the state isn't out of the economic woods and still needs the added revenue of proposed cigarette and corporate tax hikes. Read More
Gas tax plan: gimmick or boost?
Members of Maine's congressional delegation and Gov. John Baldacci are split over whether suspending federal fuel taxes this summer will help the economy or is a campaign gimmick that will do little. Read More
U.S. secretary of transportation in town to encourage state to allow use of use of private dollars for I-94 improvements
Plans to expand and improve I-94 through Jackson County are expensive and overdue. Read More
Bipartisan caucus hopes to grow area
A small but booming Delta Township Web services firm wants to expand, potentially adding 600 new high-tech jobs. Read More
Scene stealer? Incentives draw 'gold rush' of film-related work to state
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a package of incentives for filmmakers, Chuck Speed was ready to go. Read More
House passes measure aiming to remake state tax picture
A bill that seeks to dramatically alter the Minnesota tax landscape, increasing property tax relief for some while wiping out the property tax deduction on state income taxes for all, won approval in the state House on Monday night. Read More
I-35W victims bill heads to governor
For months, survivors of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse have followed every legislative twist and turn on a bill for a fund to compensate them for their losses, and much of the time their expressions have been solemn, even grim. Read More
House passes property tax bill
Minnesota homeowners would get property tax refunds based on their ability to pay under a bill passed Monday night by the House. Read More
Lawmakers say budget deal near
Minnesota lawmakers and the governor are close to agreeing on a budget deal -- but they hadn't reached one by Monday night. Read More
Pawlenty: Property tax cap is key to passing a budget
Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants to use substantially less money from a health care access fund to balance the budget, but he's digging in his heels on a property tax cap. Read More
Bridge victim fund clears Legislature, heads to Pawlenty
Nine months and four days after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed, the Minnesota Legislature approved a $38 million compensation package for the victims today and sent it to a supportive Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Read More
Amendment to exempt military pensions from income taxes passes
An amendment to exempt military pensions from income taxes passed 75-54. Read More
House passes property tax bill
Minnesota homeowners would get property tax refunds based on their ability to pay under a bill passed Monday night by the House. Read More
Board of Horse Racing plans to offer fantasy football betting
The Montana Lottery is hoping to kick off a statewide fantasy football betting game by September in time for the professional football season, the agency's director said Monday. Read More
$400M in new spending sought
State government agencies have submitted requests to raise their general fund spending by $413 million over the next two years and to hire 245 new employees. Read More
Dispute over school funding still in play
A judge Monday rejected the state's request to dismiss the latest claim that Montana still inadequately funds its public schools, setting up a court hearing where schools will try to prove their case yet again. Read More
Local leaders state wish list
Extra money and staffing for courts and schools. Authority to ban smoking in public places. Ability for school boards to levy taxes. Read More
Demand for new county jails grows across Nebraska
WEST POINT, Neb. -- According to the Nebraska Crime Commission, three counties -- Cuming, Jefferson and Lancaster -- will ask voters in the May 13 primary to approve bond issues to finance new jails. Read More
State worker stands accused of tax evasion
A State of Nebraska employee is the next to be accused of tax evasion involving motor vehicle taxes. Read More
State promises to prosecute gas stations that cheat customers
Nebraska gas stations trying to cheat customers by selling alcohol-blended gas as regular unleaded will be prosecuted, Attorney General Jon Bruning said Monday. Read More
Surplus could help ease taxes
NASHUA, N.H. ? The mayor has proposed applying $2.76 million in surplus to reducing the tax increase voters would pay next year. Read More
Bill offers tax breaks for saving energy, water
A bill to allow taxpayers to apply for a property tax exemption for energy-saving measures was unanimously approved by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee yesterday. Read More
N.J. leaders assure AARP -- No cuts in senior rebates
Responding to concerns raised by AARP New Jersey, the governor's office and Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts (D-Camden) said separately yesterday there is no plan to cut property tax rebates to seniors and the disabled. Read More
Gas-tax-holiday proposals raise budget worries
TRENTON, N.J. -- The state's transportation chief said yesterday that a state or federal gas-tax break would jeopardize funding for critical bridge and road projects just as New Jersey expects a robust summer tourism season. Read More
Lawmakers seek to prop up falling STARS program
Lawmakers said they want Gov. Jon Corzine to restore $2.5 million to NJ STARS for next year while they explore other ways to scale back ballooning costs and fix fundamental problems with the college scholarship program. Read More
Lawmakers discuss repairs for workers' comp system
Key state lawmakers yesterday proposed reforms to shore up New Jersey's workers' compensation system, saying judges and state officials need more power to punish employers and insurers that don't play by the rules. Read More
Corzine praises Clinton, pans gas-tax holiday
Gov. Jon Corzine hit the campaign trail for Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday but did not get on board with her call for a federal gas-tax holiday this summer. Read More
Demand for energy assistance grows in Nevada
RENO, Nev. - State social services agencies say more people are seeking help in paying their utility bills at a time when energy assistance programs are facing a shortfall. Read More
No rehearing sought on utility refund
The Nevada Tax Commission voted Monday to not seek a rehearing of a recent state Supreme Court ruling that canceled a $40 million tax refund to a utility because the commission's vote for the refund was taken in an illegal closed-door meeting. Read More
Governor pitches tax amnesty plan
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons announced plans Monday for an amnesty program for businesses that are delinquent on at least $69 million in taxes that, if paid, could help the state deal with a looming revenue shortfall of more than $900 million. Read More
You've got to sue to win
The New York Lottery's impish "Little Bit of Luck" character is really a wolf in sheep's clothing, according to a Staten Island woman who's suing the state and shopkeepers, alleging fraud and racketeering. Read More
GOP offers $2.6B tax-cut package
Assembly Republicans Monday marked the state's "tax freedom day" by calling for about $2.6 billion in tax cuts. Read More
State official treated business leaders with taxpayer dollars
The head of the state's effort to revive the upstate economy spent thousands of taxpayer dollars in his first year on the job paying for the meals of business leaders, economic-development officials and staff members, according to state records. Read More
Ex-Roslyn school officials collect pensions in prison
Frank Tassone, an ex-Roslyn superintendent, receives about $14,547 a month for the rest of his life -- even as he serves a prison term. Read More
State GOP bulks up vulnerable candidates
The Republican-led Senate is pouring millions of dollars in taxpayer money into "pork" projects where GOP incumbents face difficult re-election campaigns this fall. Read More
Old ruling adds to pension dispute
With private lawyers under state scrutiny for getting themselves listed as public employees in order to get into New York's pension system, a 2004 court case has come to light that clearly stated the practice was not allowed. Read More
Summit finds out how much economic pinch hurts
Summit County planned to dip into reserves this year to pay for an expected $4.6 million gap in its operating budget. That was wishful thinking. Read More
Online cigarette buyers hit with state tax bills
The state is smoking out Ohio smokers who evaded cigarette taxes by shopping online between July and March. Read More
Kroger widens tax bonus program
CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. is casting its net wider in the battle among retailers to lure extra dollars from shoppers during the U.S. economic stimulus effort. Read More
13 Oklahoma counties OK'd for aid
Gov. Brad Henry on Monday said President Bush has approved the state's request for a federal disaster declaration to help the 13 Oklahoma counties that saw extensive damage during severe spring storms in March. Read More
Bonanza from lease of turnpike not so big?
Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike for 75 years may not offer as big a bonanza as some officials have suggested. Read More
Guard may still seek game land
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania National Guard spokesman said Monday that the Guard might ask the state Game Commission to extend an agreement that would have given 900 acres of public game land to the Guard for use as a buffer zone for a tank firing range planned in the northern part of Fort Indiantown Gap. Read More
PLCB thirsts for more sales
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board racked up a record $1.7 billion in sales in the 2006-07 fiscal year. Yet the PLCB isn't satisfied. Read More
Budget, health care high on agenda as lawmakers return
When legislators return to the Capitol today, they will face a jam-packed agenda that includes Gov. Ed Rendell's proposals to help people without health insurance and develop alternative fuels. Read More
State gambling board seeks to add 'slots cops'
Some Gaming Control Board agents would be "slots cops" with arrest powers in casinos under a proposal aired Monday before a special legislative panel. Read More
State tax revenues lower than expected
The state's largest revenue sources -- income and sales taxes -- are down sharply through the first 10 months of the fiscal year, a further sign that Rhode Island's financial problems are mounting as lawmakers struggle to balance the 2008-09 budget facing the largest deficit in nearly two decades. Read More
SC Senate takes up cigarette tax increase
South Carolina's Senate is expected to begin debating a 50 cents-a-pack cigarette tax increase that would lift the nation's lowest smoking tax higher than neighboring Georgia and North Carolina. Read More
Advocates of SC cigarette tax increase rally support
Groups pushing for higher cigarette taxes in South Carolina are facing off with tobacco companies in mailboxes and at the Statehouse as state lawmakers consider raising what's now the lowest tobacco tax in the nation. Read More
S.C. Senate to vote on cigarette tax soon
The S.C. Senate is ready to vote on a plan to raise the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax more than a year after the proposal first entered the chamber. The Senate is expected to begin debating the bill today. Read More
Limits to video lottery delayed
Sioux Falls city councilors delayed a major vote on restricting video lottery Monday after state officials asked for more time to study the measure. Read More
State employees will request salary, health changes
The South Dakota State Employees Organization plans to press for a salary change when the 2009 Legislature convenes. Read More
Legislature has major issues to decide in closing days
Long-term care and education are among the issues that will occupy the General Assembly as the legislative session grinds to a close and lawmakers gear up for the session's whirlwind conclusion centering on the budget. Read More
Nashville - Lottery deal tough with less money
House and Senate efforts to resolve a yearlong standoff on how to spend some Tennessee Education Lottery funds are running into new problems as a result of lower-than-expected lottery growth, top lawmakers said. Read More
Bredesen to lay out budget plan
Gov. Phil Bredesen says he may reveal his budget plan this week that could include laying off some of the state's nearly 47,000 employees. Read More
Tennessee - Corker battles Bush TennCare cuts
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., vowed Monday to fight Bush administration efforts to cut TennCare funding and said he backs a moratorium on new Medicaid rules that would cost the program hundreds of millions of dollars. Read More
Strip clubs ask high court to halt fee collection
An association representing strip clubs asked the Texas Supreme Court on Monday to stop the state from collecting a new fee that a trial court has ruled unconstitutional. Read More
States get in on calls for a gas tax holiday
SLOCOMB, Ala. - Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida has been fighting to cut 10 cents from the state's gasoline tax for two weeks in July. Lawmakers in Missouri, New York and Texas have also proposed a summer break from state gas taxes, while candidates for governor in Indiana and North Carolina are sparring over relief ideas of their own. Read More
Inquiry - Hospitals couldn't handle terror attack
WASHINGTON - Hospital trauma centers in seven major cities do not have the capacity to handle even a modest terrorist attack, according to findings released Monday from a House committee investigation. Read More
10 of 11 cities OK $181 million UTOPIA refinance
MURRAY, Utah -- Given the nod from 10 of 11 cities, UTOPIA will charge forward with a $181 million refinance that will allow it to cut old ties, finish build-out and repay contractor debts. Read More
Tech joins state schools, raises rates
The cost of a public-college education is climbing across the state, with Virginia Tech yesterday becoming the latest school to raise its tuition and fees. Read More
Analysis -- After tough budget year, next fiscal year for Vermont draws wary concern
Even as they finished work on one of the tightest budgets of the last few years, lawmakers and administration officials started talking and thinking about the next one. Read More
$13 million grant for AP teachers lost over pay dispute
Two Seattle high schools are among seven statewide that will lose a chance to add and strengthen Advanced Placement courses in math and science because a $13.2 million grant that Washington state won last year has been scrapped. Read More
Gas tax holiday would cost state $126 million
The gas tax holiday proposed by Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton would save the typical Washington driver $28 this year but cost the state about $126 million in lost highway money and more than 4,300 highway-related jobs, according to a recent report. Read More
Supporters believe pension plan will pass
Although the deadline is less than a week away, supporters of a plan allowing teachers and other school employees to leave West Virginia's only public 401(k)-style retirement plan believe it will win enough backing to be implemented. Read More
3 W.Va. cities to share funding to get homeless vets off streets
Three West Virginia cities will share about $434,000 in federal money to provide permanent housing for more than 100 homeless veterans. Read More
Parents turn to states for autism help
(UPDATED 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday May 1) One of the toughest problems facing autism patients, their families and policymakers is paying for treatment. Families are increasingly relying on states to help them cope with the financial, medical and educational needs. Read More
Legislators prod Congress on Medicaid, Real ID
As some states tumble into what they fear is a recession, state lawmakers from across the country are pushing Congress for relief from impending federal rules that would force states to pick up more Medicaid costs and spend billions to make drivers’ licenses more secure. Read More
Credit crunch hits states' college loans
(Updated 11:55 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2008)
The credit crisis has led some state lending agencies to suspend their federal and private student loan programs, forcing thousands of students to search elsewhere for money to pay for college. Read More
Congress encroaching on state priorities
Far scarier than the economic downturn for states is the growing trend on the part of Congress to restrict state revenue and spending prerogatives and to replace them with congressional priorities, writes Raymond C. Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, in his latest commentary for Stateline.org. He cites provisions in two bills now making their way through Congress as important examples. Read More
Partisan mix in R.I., Conn. poses challenges
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The economic downturn: an opportunity for governors?
Most governors recognize that they have the best political job in America. Most also would concede that the job is more satisfying when the economy is strong and revenues are growing than during an economic downturn, when cutting budgets becomes the major task. But even a recession can present opportunities for governors to make improvements that yield lasting benefits for their states. Read More
Governors pitch ambitious programs
Billion-dollar deficits in California, New York and Arizona haven’t stopped governors there and elsewhere from proposing big-ticket items for 2008. Stateline.org looks at proposals from governors’ 2008 "state of the state" speeches and provides an exclusive summary of all the addresses so far.
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The recession, the states, and economic stimulus
Red ink in state budgets could prolong the economic downturn and could necessitate a second economic-stimulus package, warns Raymond C. Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, in his latest commentary for Stateline.org. Read More
Medicaid: Biggest insurer is a budget buster
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