Illinois' state debt climbs to $21607 per person
... it fifth place among states with the highest debt-per-capita, according to a new report. The liabilities -- mostly pension related -- would cost every person in the state $21,067 to pay it off, says State Budget Solutions, a nonpartisan advocate ...www.chicagotribune.com
Every Baby Born Today Owes More Than $13000 In State Debt: Study
The study released on Tuesday breaks down the total amount of debt facing each state on a per capita basis. The purpose is to highlight how much state debt is costing individual residents, said Bob Williams, president of State Budget Solutions, in a ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Yes on Proposition 30, no on Proposition 38
Jerry Brown took office in 2011, the state budget was more than $25 billion in the red - the latest installment in a long-running drama of boom-and-bust budgeting.www.latimes.com
Mark Landsbaum: State has dug deepest debt hole
"California again trumped other states with a $617 billion debt," reported State Budget Solutions, a nonpartisan organization advocating "fundamental reforms" for state budgets. The organization says total debt for all 50 states now amounts to more ...www.ocregister.com
2012 election candidate questionnaire: Rob Meister, state House, 103rd District
Illinois has more governmental bodies than states that are far larger. These are often entities with large, unaccounted for budgets that leave too much room for corruption. We need to have a review of each of these departments and see which ones are ...www.news-gazette.com
Christie talks again about his funding increases
Christie says he wants to highlight the increases in part because his state budgets make so few of them. Democrats have often criticized Christie for not including $7.5 million for women's health clinics in his budgets - and vetoing when they try to ...www.sacbee.com
Tom DiNapoli On NY Budget: "You Can't Spend Money That You Don't Have"
DiNapoli applauded the recent directive from Gov. Cuomo instructing agency heads to submit zero-growth budgets for the coming year, saying it was "consistent with the fiscal reality" the state faces. "You can't spend money that you don't have," he said.www.nydailynews.com
Grand Rapids preschool effort strained by budget trends
The Grand Rapids program has been considered a model for the state's program, but budget problems are beginning to pinch their effort.www.mlive.com
Jay Nixon, Missouri Governor, Defies State's Republican Trend
In his campaign, Nixon has played up the state's AAA bond rating and balanced budgets. Rupp said that Nixon has done a good job in playing up "good news.www.huffingtonpost.com
Letter: In tight budget, maintenance drops
When state or local budgets are reduced, landscape maintenance is the lowest priority on the roads budget. The Washington State Department of Transportation's road priority starts at the center line, working outward, pavement and safety features first, ...www.columbian.com
UNC, community college and public school leaders lay out spending needs to ...
... performance-based teaching, as legislative and education officials describe it - was part of the discussion Tuesday as representatives of all three layers of North Carolina's public education system laid out their budget priorities. But the state ...www.therepublic.com
WHY IT MATTERS: Defense spending
Martin E. Dempsey take part in a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, on the defense budget. Is the U.S. spending enough money on defense, and is it spending it in the right ways?www.thestate.com
Vancouver wins national budget award
The Columbian ( http://is.gd/VvqlUk) reports the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association honors state and local governments that prepare budgets according to best practices established by the National ...www.sacbee.com
Budget Cuts to Hobble State Archives in Georgia
But this closing is simply the most severe symptom of a greater crisis facing permanent government collections in nearly every state, professional archivists say. An amalgam of recession-driven budget cuts and fast-moving technological changes could ...www.nytimes.com
State Budgets' Long Slow Climb Towards Fiscal Health
State Budgets' Long Slow Climb Towards Fiscal Health. by Keith Humphreys. The Rockefeller Institute has reported some largely encouraging data on states' fiscal health.www.samefacts.com
Move to Curtail Powers of Agencies
BUDGETS of state executive agencies and regulatory authorities should be approved by parliament unlike the current system where boards of directors have the final say.allafrica.com
Amid good budget news, Kansas preps for tightening
The Department of Revenue said the state's tax collections were $28 million more than anticipated, a 5 percent surplus that brightened the budget picture as the administration works on spending proposals to present to legislators. September's boost ...www.kansascity.com
Report on Texas school cuts informs education budget debate
How Texas public schools coped with the $5.4 billion state budget cut in 2011 is sure to dominate the conversation at the Capitol about school funding in 2013.www.pegasusnews.com
UCLA Coach Jim Mora budgets time for California
Vincenzo D'Amato missed three field goals in a 35-28 loss to Ohio State. • The defense allowed 296 yards rushing in a 27-9 loss to USC.www.latimes.com
State candidates flock to Fostoria
Weighing in on the issue, Sprague said the state portion of school funding increased over the last budget period, however schools' overall funding declined due to the loss of $8 billion in federal stimulus money.www.reviewtimes.com
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