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Illinois Governor to Deliver Grim Budget Proposal
TODAY'S TAKE: Illinois faces budget pain that shows no signs of relenting. Governor Pat Quinn wants to shutter prisons and other state facilities, plus cut agency spending by 9 percent. more
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Summary of the Nevada State of the State Address
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) started off his state of the state address Feb. 8 by rattling off a series of statistics that he said reflects the recession's "crippling hold on Nevada," including: a 13 percent unemployment rate, a 24.5 percent drop in home values over the third quarter of 2009, a 17 percent fall in state revenues last year and a $1 billion hole in a $6 billion budget.more -
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Summary of the Oklahoma State of the State Address
Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat, urged members of Oklahoma's Republican-controlled legislature to avoid painful cuts in state services by tapping into the state's reserves to balance its budget.more -
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Summary of the Utah State of the State Address
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) used his first state of the state address to call on lawmakers Jan. 26 to exercise fiscal restraint and not raise taxes, but to also protect education from budget cuts. more
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State Budget Gaps Balloon to $97 Billion
Still reeling from high gas prices this summer and plummeting retirement savings this fall, Americans will soon be feeling the pinch in other ways - from increased tuition to potentially higher taxes, as states try to close some $97 billion in budget gaps over the next two years.more -
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Budget Woes Hit Home
Economists and politicians may debate whether the country has fallen into a recession, but new figures to be released next week suggest states are at the brink with state tax collections the lowest in nearly five years.more -
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Anti-Terror Action Slower Than Expected
When lawmakers in nearly forty states returned to their capitals in January, two issues loomed large on the public agenda: the economy and terrorism. But with regular sessions finished in eleven states and gavels ready to fall in another eight before the end of April, less has happened on the anti-terror front than people expected. more