From The Associated Press:
The plan signed by Gov. Jan Brewer two months into the new fiscal year as part of a budget package will put a combination of prisons and other facilities up for sale to raise $735 million. Included in the list are the executive office tower housing the governor's office and the state police headquarters.
The $8.7 billion spending plan closed most of a $3.2 billion revenue shortfall with a combination of spending cuts, borrowing, use of federal stimulus money and a variety of budget-balancing maneuvers. Read more. |