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Passing Budgets Does Not Cure States' Fiscal Pain
Great sighs of relief are coming from many state capitol buildings or, at least the ones that aren't for sale. But declining revenues are turning those sighs into gasps.

From The Wall Street Journal:

Just a few weeks after many states struggled to balance their budgets for the new fiscal year, plunging tax revenues are forcing more cuts.

Dwindling taxes are also spurring ugly political fights in states such as Pennsylvania and North Carolina that haven't yet passed balanced budgets, as is required by law in all states except Vermont. Arizona officials announced a tentative budget deal late Wednesday.  More here

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