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July - September 2009 News Stories
“State, local revenues top $3.1 trillion”
[PDF]United Press International (UPI), September 30, 2009.
“New Medicaid study warns of worsening state fiscal health”
[PDF]Jeffery Smith, CivSource: The Source for Civic Leaders, September 30, 2009.
“Falling Tax Revenues Slam States”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2009.
“U.S. Racino Revenue Up, Other Gambling Down”
[Audio]Norm Borg, Trot Radio (internet radio program of Standardbred Canada), September 29, 2009.
“Relying on Gambling Revenue: A Sucker's Bet”
[PDF]The Ledger, Lakeland, FL, September 29, 2009.
“U.S. gaming: Revenues decline 1st time in 3 decades”
[PDF]David Stratton, Gaming Today, Las Vegas, NV, September 29, 2009.
“All bets off as gambling dip$”
[PDF]Brendan Scott, New York Post, September 29, 2009.
“Racinos Only 2008-2009 Winners”
[PDF]Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, Manalapan, NJ, September 28, 2009.
“Commentary: Declining tax revenues test Louisiana's toughness”
[PDF]Mark Singletary, New Orleans City Business, New Orleans, LA, September 28, 2009.
“Gaming receipts erratic”
[PDF]James M. Odato, Times Union, Albany, NY, September 28, 2009.
“A risky gamble? Slow economy, growing competition threaten state hopes for casino”
[PDF]Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, MA, September 28, 2009.
“Gambling: No golden egg for N.D.”
[PDF]The Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, ND, September 28, 2009.
“Indiana's Lottery Profits Drop 17.5 Percent: Decline is the nation's highest. Recession and lack of large jackpots cited as contributing to the steep drop in sales and profits.”
[PDF]National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, VA, September 28, 2009.
“Furloughs, layoffs may be state's next steps”
[PDF]James T. Madore, Newsday, Melville, NY, September 27, 2009.
“Prediction on lottery earnings comes true”
[PDF]Eric Bradner, Evansville Courier & Press, Evansville, IL, September 27, 2009.
“Racino gains climb nationwide; other gaming forms decline”
[PDF]Paul Post, The Saratogian, Saratoga, NY, September 27, 2009.
“States and Towns Lean on Taxpayers”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2009.
“More Bad Fiscal News for States”
[PDF]Michele McNeil, Education Week, September 25, 2009.
“Land Gambling decline”
[PDF]Recentpoker.com, September 25, 2009.
“Indiana's lottery profits drop 17.5 percent”
[PDF]The Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, September 24, 2009.
“Reality of gaming”
[PDF]The Day, New London, CT, September 24, 2009.
“Study reports government revenue from gambling declines”
[PDF]Paul Post, Thoroughbred Times: The Weekly Newsmagazine of Thoroughbred Racing, September 24, 2009.
“Utility Snubbed by Banks Shows States Pay Too Much”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, September 23, 2009.
“State gambling revenue in decline across nation: Quick cash infusion that casinos offer can't keep pace, report says”
[PDF]Brian Hallenbeck, The Day, New London, CT, September 23, 2009.
“Court ruling OKs pick: Paterson's appointment of Ravitch as lieutenant governor is upheld”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, Times Union, Albany, NY, September 23, 2009.
“Court ruling threatens Ohio slots: Group is allowed to resubmit petitions to put plan to vote; decision jeopardizes $1 billion budget fix”
[PDF]Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, September 22, 2009.
“State gambling revenues drop across the U.S., new study shows”
[PDF]Star-Gazette, Elmira, NY, September 22, 2009.
“Gambling Revenue Declines — Political Interest Doesn't”
[PDF]David Brunori, TAX.com, September 22, 2009.
“States: No luck from gambling — Report shows state gaming revenue fell as the economy slumped, raising concerns for states betting big on casino and lottery income”
[PDF]Ben Rooney, CNNMoney.com, September 21, 2009.
“Gambling isn't paying out like it used to, states discover”
[PDF]Rick Green, Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, September 21, 2009.
“Public option will help curb health care costs”
[PDF]Douglas Turner, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, September 21, 2009.
“Smaller Jackpots for the States”
[PDF]Catherine Rampell, The New York Times Economix Blog, September 21, 2009.
“States should hedge bets”
[PDF]The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC, September 21, 2009.
“Tax-Friendly Places for Retirement”
[PDF]Mary Beth Franklin, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, The washington Post, Washington, DC, September 20, 2009.
“Table game revenue can help budget, but for how long?”
[PDF]Jeff Frantz, York Daily Record, York PA, September 19, 2009.
“Hoosier Lottery profits tumble”
[PDF]Mary Beth Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY, September 18, 2009.
“Public health reform option would hurt state budgets”
[PDF]Janet Trautwein, The Detroit News, Detroit, MI, September 18, 2009.
“How entrepreuners see the world”
[PDF]Stuart Read, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta , Indonesia, September 16, 2009.
“Editorial: No sure bet in table games”
[PDF]The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, September 16, 2009.
“Heed warning about state budget”
[PDF]Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI, September 15, 2009.
“The Cost of Procrastination”
[PDF]Vic Zast, HorseRaceInsider.com, September 14, 2009.
“Some wonder if plan is enough for N.Y.”
[PDF]Sara Foss, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY, September 13, 2009.
“Our Views for Sept. 13, 2009: In the weeds of the budget”
[PDF]2theadvocate.com, Produced by The Advocate and WBRZ News 2, Baton Rouge, LA, September 13, 2009.
“Faith-Based Double Standards”
[PDF]Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, The Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2009.
“States losing at gaming”
[PDF]Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, PA, September 11, 2009.
“Recession Cuts Into States' Gambling Revenues”
[PDF]Ian Urbina, The New York Times, September 10, 2009.
“State, local governments could cut most jobs since ’80s”
[PDF]Taylor Barnes, The Christian Science Monitor the new economy blog, September 9, 2009.
“Will Government Jobs Keep Growing?”
[PDF]Tom Pauken, Guest Columnist, The Weatherford Democrat, Weatherford, TX, September 8, 2009.
“States Shut Down to Save Cash: Maine, Maryland, Michigan Slash Service; 'Nightmare' at California Vehicle Registry”
[PDF]Leslie Eaton, Ryan Knutson, and Philip Shishking, The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2009.
“States cut services, hours to save cash”
[PDF]United Press International (UPI), September 4, 2009.
“Unemployment Continues to Climb”
[PDF]Thomas R. Eddlem, The New American Magazine, Appleton, WI, September 4, 2009.
“Fifth of Jobs Government Will Hire for Between 2010 and 2012 Will be Security-Related”
[PDF]Matthew Harwood, Security Management, Alexandria, VA, September 4, 2009.
“Hard times? Not for government bureaucracies”
[PDF]Howard Rich, Review Messenger, Wadena County, MN, September 4, 2009.
“Connecticut Budget Enacted as Rell Withholds Her Signature”
[PDF]Jerry Hart and Michael McDonald, Bloomberg.com, September 1, 2009.
“Client 9 in 2010? Spitzer says "No"”
[PDF]Steve Flamisch, WRGB CBS 6, Albany, NY, September 1, 2009.
“A New Role for Faith in Obama’s White House: Religion is playing a larger role in Obama’s presidency than it did in Bush’s”
[PDF]Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report, August 31, 2009.
“Anger over big government, high taxes is reshaping politics”
[PDF]Ron Smith, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, August 28, 2009.
“Study: Put one person in charge”
[PDF]J.R. Welsh, Sun Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport, MS, August 28, 2009.
“Officials call for a storm czar in case of another Katrina”
[PDF]David A. Farrell, The Picayune Item, Picayune, MS, August 28, 2009.
“UAlbany to oversee think tank: Rockefeller Institute shift comes with arrival of new SUNY chancellor”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, Times Union, Albany, NY August 28, 2009.
“Mississippi Edition”
[Audio]Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Jackson, MS, August 28, 2009.
“The Role of the Federal Government in Megadisasters”
[Video]WLOX-TV ABC 13, Biloxi, MS, August 27, 2009.
“Lotteries don't win this recession”
[PDF]Jill Barshay, American Public Media Marketplace, August 25, 2009.
“Thinking 'BIG' in Baltimore”
[PDF]WMAR-TV ABC 2, Baltimore, MD, August 25, 2009.
“The Espada 'Stimulus'”
[PDF]New York Post, August 24, 2009.
“Jobs growing in government sector”
[PDF]Associated Press, August 24, 2009.
“Too Little Common Ground In Budget Battle”
[PDF]Rick Green, The Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, August 24, 2009.
“Typical Perry: New Report Shows Rick Perry Growing Government In Texas 8/24/09”
[PDF]Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison News Release, KONA CBS 7, Odessa, TX, August 24, 2009.
“Weekly Industry Crib Sheet: Reports on the Recession's End”
[PDF]David R. Butcher, ThomasNet Industrial News Room, New York, NY, August 24, 2009.
“Carcieri to unveil $68M in budget cuts: Cuts mandated in FY10 budget; $197M gap looms for FY11”
[PDF]Ted Nesi, Providence Business News, Providence, RI, August 24, 2009.
“Jobs Growing In Government Sector”
[PDF]KTVT CBS 11, Fort Worth, TX, August 23, 2009.
“Education jobs are recession's bright stop”
[PDF]Charles Edwards, Public Broadcasting Atlanta (pbaonline), Atlanta, GA, August 22, 2009.
“Texas losing jobs in private sector but gaining them in government”
[PDF]Alex Branch, The Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, August 22, 2009.
“U.S. States Get Negative Outlook as Revenue Falls”
[PDF]Dunstan McNichol, Bloomberg.com, August 21, 2009.
“Weekly wrap: Doing the math on state jobs”
[PDF]Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, August 21, 2009.
“Some positive signs that stimulus is working”
[PDF]The Star-Ledger Editorial Board, The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, August 21, 2009.
“Institute addresses government response”
[PDF]J.R. Welsh, Sun Herald, Biloxi-Gulfport, MS, August 21, 2009.
“Growth business: Governments added staff as private employment plummeted”
[PDF]Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, SC, August 21, 2009.
“More Bloomin' Czars”
[PDF]Investor's Business Daily, August 20, 2009.
“Government Jobs Have Grown Since Recession”
[PDF]Michael Cooper, The New York Times, August 20, 2009.
“State, local government jobs up despite recession”
[PDF]Reuters, August 20, 2009.
“Government jobs up in recession”
[PDF]United Press International (UPI), August 20, 2009.
“Thursday Morning Federal Newsstand”
[PDF]Ruben Gomez and Tom Temin, Federal News Radio, Washington, DC, August 20, 2009.
“Ravitch Scours New York State Funds”
[PDF]Ted Phillips, The Bond Buyer, August 14, 2009.
“Despite recession, Texas lottery sales are up from last year”
[PDF]Dave Montgomery, Star-Telegram, Dallas, TX, August 11, 2009.
“Gambling has limits as source of Delaware’s tax revenues”
[PDF]The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, August 11, 2009.
“Revenue shortfalls could trigger casino investments”
[PDF]Karen Caffarini, The Post-Tribune, Merrillville, IN, August 11, 2009.
“WSJ: Casino, Lottery Taxes Down in Most States”
[PDF]Arkansas Business Staff, arkansasbusiness.com, Little Rock, AR, August 10, 2009.
“States End Up Losers in Gambling Pullback: Consumers’ Timid Betting Leads to Drop in Income From Commercial Casinos and Lotteries, Exacerbating Budget Deficits”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2009.
“Not With the Plan: State Budget Woes Create a Black Hole for U.S. Stimulus Funds”
[PDF]Knowledge@Wharton, Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, August 5, 2009.
“States, Cities Spend for Stimulus Cash”
[PDF]Louise Radnofsky and Leslie Eaton, The Wall Street Journal, August 3, 2009.
“Stimulus cash lifts states, localities”
[PDF]Dennis Cauchon, USA Today, August 3, 2009.
“State stimulus funds help to reverse GDP downward trend”
[PDF]Lita Epstein, DailyFinance.com, August 3, 2009.
“4 proposals to fix state's health care examined”
[PDF]Sara Foss, The Schenectady Gazette, Schenectady, NY, August 3, 2009.
“State shortfall across U.S. total $160 billion: Maryland ranks in middle of the pack”
[PDF]Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, August 2, 2009.
“Despite a Decade of Controversy, the 'Faith-Based Initiative' Endures”
[PDF]Peter Steinfels, The New York Times, August 1, 2009.
“New York Tax Receipts Fall, Create $2.1 Billion Gap”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, July 30, 2009.
“Connecticut Faces Higher Taxes as Rell Exhausts Cuts”
[PDF]Michael McDonald, Bloomberg.com, July 30, 2009.
“Hard Times for State Budgets”
[PDF]Thomas Smyth, The Century Foundation, New York, NY, July 30, 2009.
“State tax revenue plunge in first quarter”
[PDF]Review Messenger, Wadena County, MN, July 30, 2009.
“U.S. States Face Ongoing Deficits, Rockefeller Institute Says”
[PDF]Dunstan McNichol, Bloomberg.com, July 29, 2009.
“Connecticut Outlasts California as Rell Seeks More Budget Cuts”
[PDF]Michael McDonald, Bloomberg.com, July 28, 2009.
“State and local governments considering drastic measures”
[PDF]Ernest "Doc" Werlin, The Sarasota Times-Herald, Sarasota, FL, July 28, 2009.
“States buckling under revenue crash: Budget collapse becomes political 'hot potato' for White House”
[PDF]From Jerome Corsi's Red Alert, WorldNetDaily.com (WND), Washington, DC, July 27, 2009.
“Medicaid abuses can't continue”
[PDF]Poughkeepsie Journal, Pughkeepsie, NY, July 25, 2009.
“More Budget cuts in store for Georgia?”
[PDF]James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA, July 24, 2009.
“Paterson warns feds on health care reform”
[PDF]Brian Tumulty, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, NY, July 24, 2009.
“State revenue: Declining tax collections to continue”
[PDF]Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY, July 23, 2009.
“Connecticut Tax Revenues Plunge More Than 11 Percent In First Quarter Of 2009”
[PDF]Don Stacom, The Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT, July 21, 2009.
“US state budgets hit by shrinking tax take”
[PDF]Nicole Bullock, Financial Times, London, UK, July 20, 2009.
“U.S. States Push More Gambling to Help Replace Declining Taxes”
[PDF]Dunstan McNichol, Bloomberg.com, July 20, 2009.
“State Taxes in Unprecedented Slide”
[PDF]Andrew Ward, The Bond Buyer, July 20, 2009.
“In Phila., Expert Dissects Failures of Government's Katrina Efforts”
[PDF]Karin Phillips, KYW Newsradio 1060, Philadelphia, PA, July 20, 2009.
“At Governors' Meeting, Budget Problems Are Inescapable”
[PDF]Dan Balz, Washington Post, Washington, DC, July 19, 2009.
“1st-quarter Colorado state tax revenue falls: A report says state tax collections declined by by 11.7 percent nationally”
[PDF]Tim Hoover, The Denver Post, Denver, CO, July 19, 2009.
“State tax revenues plunge in down economy”
[PDF]United Press International (UPI), July 18, 2009.
“State Tax Revenues At Record Low: Report”
[PDF]The Huffington Post, July 18, 2009.
“State Tax Revenues at Record Low, Rockefeller Institute Finds”
[PDF]Michael Cooper, The New York Times, July 17, 2009.
“State Tax Declines”
[PDF]Catherine Rampell, The New York Times Economix Blog, July 17, 2009.
“Plunging Revenue Squeezes State Budgets Further”
[PDF]Amy Merrick and Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2009.
“Report: State tax revenues see record drop”
[PDF]Pamela M. Prah, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, July 17, 2009.
“Getting it right for community colleges and the nation's workforce”
[PDF]David Shaffer, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, July 15, 2009.
“Ravitch appointment heads to court: Paterson insists naming lieutenant gov. was legal”
[PDF]Joseph Spector, Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, NY July 14, 2009.
“Conference to focus on welfare: Recession's effect on 'safety net' of interest”
[PDF]Sara Foss, Schenectady Gazette, Schenectady, NY, July 11, 2009.
“Fitch downgrades Michigan on auto industry woes”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuters, July 10, 2009.
“Falling tax revenues could signal more cuts; Income, sales levies both down”
[PDF]David Dykes, The Greenville News, Greenville, SC, July 10, 2009.
“Not so fast, Dave, the law may trip you up, experts warn”
[PDF]Jose Martinez, Daily News, New York, NY, July 9, 2009.
“Waves of job losses sap U.S. states' budgets”
[PDF]Lisa Lambert, Reuters, July 9, 2009.
“After California: Which States Are in the Most Peril?”
[PDF]Barbara Kiviat, Time Magazine, July 8, 2009.
“State must change rules on lieutenant governorship”
[PDF]Robin Schimminger, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, July 8, 2009.
“Ohio governor fights tax hike for budget deficit, unlike Rendell”
[PDF]Nick Pipitone, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh, PA, July 6, 2009.
“At least 38 states overestimated tax revenues”
[PDF]David A. Lieb, The Associated Press, The Washington Times, Washington, DC, July 5, 2009.
“New budget year finds many states still scrambling”
[PDF]Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor, July 4, 2009.
“Pa.'s budget battle: Compromise is in the middle”
[PDF]Marc Levy, The Associated Press, The Philadelphia Enquirer, Philadelphia, PA, July 4, 2009.
“Tax revenue drop fuels states' financial crisis”
[PDF]Andrew Welsh-Huggins, The Associated Press, July 3, 2009.
“Recession battering state coffers”
[PDF]Peter Hirschfeld, Rutland Herald, Rutland, VT, July 2, 2009.
“Tax revenues in Vermont saw fifth-biggest decline in first four months of 2009”
[PDF]The Associated Press, Brattleboro Reformer, Brattleboro, VT, July 2, 2009.
“Private Sector Shed 473,000 Jobs, ADP Reports”
[PDF]Kathleen Madigan and Jeff Bater, The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2009.
