State Budgets

California Out Of Cash, Readies IOUs

Sacramento Bee | Steve Wiegand | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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State Controller John Chiang warned Tuesday that the first group to get hit in the wallet by California's budget debacle is likely to include legisla...

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Schools Facing Big Budget Bust: Opportunity for Overhaul?

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Education, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Budget Cuts, Economy, Teacher Layoffs, State Budgets, Education Financial Crisis, School Budget, Education and the Recession, Education Budget, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

While far from easy, states with courageous governors could use this crisis to make a radical change: cut the budget by 10% and send the money directly to schools.

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Many States Appear To Be In A Recession

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 05.02.2008 | Business

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The finances of many states have deteriorated so badly that they appear to be in a recession, regardless of whether that's true for the nation as a wh...

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Report: Prison-Packing Politics A National Disaster

Lecia Shorter | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Campaign Rhetoric, State Budgets, Three-Strike Laws, Clinton, Senator Obama, Prison, Corrections, Prison Spending, Pew Report, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Campaign 2008, Incarcration, Home News
Lecia Shorter

The costs of citizen incarceration and prison spending have skyrocketed and recidivism remains high. At last, policymakers are questioning the wisdom of tough-on-crime campaign rhetoric.

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Neediest Hit Hardest By State Budget Cuts

Washington Post | Keith B. Richburg, Ashley Surdin | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business

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In California's San Fernando Valley, Everardo Orozco, 53, who has AIDS, exhausted his medical benefits and can no longer afford the drugs that are kee...

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