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  • Headlines: Tennessee

    Tennessee budget compromise moves on to Haslam for approval

    The Memphis Commercial Appeal | by Erik Shelzig | May 1, 2012

    The Tennessee Legislature has approved the state's more than $31 billion annual spending plan and sent it to Gov. Bill Haslam.

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    States scaling back pensions to save money amid budget crunches; workers question fairness

    The Washington Post | May 1, 2012

    The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that since 2009, 43 states have boosted the slice of money workers must pay toward their own retirement, changed the age when a retiree can get benefits or modified their pension plans in other ways.

  • Headlines: Connecticut

    Tax Revenues Plunge; State Budget Deficit Balloons

    The Hartford Courant | by Jon Lender | May 1, 2012

    A new state budget report Monday showed a steep decline in tax revenues and a widening deficit now projected at $200 million for the current fiscal year that ends June 30.

  • Headlines: Arizona

    $8.5 bil Arizona budget expected to be OK'd

    The Arizona Republic | by Mary Jo Pitzl | May 1, 2012

    State lawmakers expect to debate, vote and approve an $8.5 billion budget Tuesday in a sprint toward adjournment later this week.

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    Public Finances: Shining Light on a Dark Corner

    by Frank Keegan | April 30, 2012

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland recently released three reports based on a year of research that show state and municipal finances are some of the "headwinds" that threaten economic recovery.

  • Headlines: Hawaii

    State legislators end $11.2B budget stalemate

    The Honolulu Star Advertiser | by Derrick DePledge and B.J. Reyes | April 30, 2012

    When state Rep. Marcus Oshiro and state Sen. David Ige agreed on an $11.2 billion state budget and a capital improvement project outlay, it ended the longest stalemate over the budget in recent memory.

  • Headlines: Iowa

    Branstad wants lawmakers to get budget done

    The Sioux City Journal | by Rod Boshart | April 30, 2012

    Senate GOP Leader Jerry Behn of Boone describes the split-control Legislature's difficulty in shutting down its session for a second straight year as "limping" to the finish.

  • Headlines: Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania legislature now focused on state budget

    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | by Laura Olson | April 30, 2012

    As the calendar turns to May, much of state government's attention will be squarely focused on the $27.1 billion proposed spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

  • Headlines: Mississippi

    Lawmakers approve most parts of $5.6B state budget

    The Hattiesburg American | by Emily Wagster Petus | April 30, 2012

    Mississippi lawmakers approved most parts of a $5.6 billion budget with only a few arguments about the level of education funding and whether to set aside money for an anticipated legal fight over voter ID.

  • Headlines: Louisiana

    Gov. Bobby Jindal aims to cut Louisiana state budget into shape

    The Times-Picayune | by Jeff Adelson | April 28, 2012

    Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is planning to fill a $210.5 million shortfall in revenue this year solely through cuts and consolidation even as legislators are warming to the idea of using the state's "rainy day fund" to keep the state in the black through the end of June.


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