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October-December 2009 News Stories
“State, Local Tax Revenues Decline 7%”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2009.
“Nobody Gets Fired Except Governors in Recessions”
[PDF]Commentary By Joe Mysak, Bloomberg.com, December 30, 2009.
“As Slump Hits Home, Cities Downsize Their Ambitions”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, December 26, 2009.
“Fewer Leave the State, Pushing Up Population”
[PDF]Jeremy W. Peters, The New York Times, December 25, 2009.
“No. 8: State budget chaos years in the making”
[PDF]Rick Karlin, Times Union, Albany, NY, December 24, 2009.
“State budget gaps linger at year's end”
[PDF]David Harrison, Stateline.org, Washington, DC, December 21, 2009.
“NY State Budget Problems Not As Bad As Others”
[PDF]Brian Tumulty, Gannett Washington Bureau, WGRZ-TV2, Buffalo, NY, December 20, 2009.
“Stony Brook selected as state energy hub”
[PDF]Claude Solnik, Long Island Business News, Ronkonkoma, NY, December 18, 2009.
“California Bonds Fail on Advice Bill Lockyer Couldn't Refuse”
[PDF]Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg.com, December 17, 2009.
“Stony Brook to lead state Energy Policy Institute”
[PDF]EmpireStateNews.Net, Middletown, NY, December 15, 2009.
“Health Care Debate: How it Affects You”
[Video]Liz Bishop, WRGB-CBS6 News, Albany, NY, December 16, 2009.
“One Shot: Dick Ravitch Has to Rescue New York. Again.”
[PDF]Andrew J. Hawkins, The Capitol, New York, NY, December 15, 2009.
“Ravitch hits up foundations for thousands in grants to pay consultants to fix N.Y.'s fiscal mess”
[PDF]Kenneth Lovett, Daily News, New York, NY, December 15, 2009.
“N.Y. Governor Delays $750 Million of Aid to Save Cash”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, December 14, 2009.
“Economic slump spurs support for casinos in Massachusetts”
[PDF]Molly Connors and Victoria Klarsfield, The Enterprise, Brockton, MA, December 11, 2009.
“Deterioration Slows in State Tax Collections: chart of the Day”
[PDF]Pete Young, Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2009.
“Emerging Issues: Are We Suckers for 'Warped History?'”
[PDF]Bill Barnes, Nation's Cities Weekly, Washington, DC, December 7, 2009.
“States go all in to get a shot at gambling gold”
[PDF]Suzette Parmley, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, December 6, 2009.
“Delaware casinos: Learning from a gambling state”
[PDF]Ginger Gibson, The News-Journal, Wilmington, DE, December 6, 2009.
“A year of turmoil winding up at Capitol”
[PDF]Irene Jay Liu, Times Union, Albany, NY, December 5, 2009.
“Biz Beat: Parker Pen was bellweather for job losses”
[PDF]Mike Ivey, The Capital Times, Madison, WI, December 4, 2009.
“Though still under projections, state revenue shortfall improves”
[PDF]Charles Thompson, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, PA, December 2, 2009.
“Paterson Orders Spending Cuts, Rejects N.Y. Lawmakers' Proposal”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, December 1, 2009.
“Warning on US muni Market threat”
[PDF]Nicole Bullock, Financial Times, London, UK, December 1, 2009.
“Paterson Using Executive Power to Cut N.Y. Budget Gap in Half”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, November 30, 2009.
“AK tax plunge no biggie”
[PDF]Alaska Dispatch, Anchorage, AK, November 30, 2009.
“Obama's false 'stimulus': He doesn't understand that wealth is created in the private sector”
[PDF]Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, November 29, 2009.
“Oil revenues leave Alaska unfazed by large tax declines: State experiences biggest plunge in tax revenues in nation”
[PDF]Pat Forgey, Juneau Empire, Juneau, AK, November 29, 2009.
“Ohio tops states in decline of corporate income taxes, Rockefeller Institute report shows”
[PDF]John Michael Spinelli, Columbus Government Examiner, Columbus, OH, November 28, 2009.
“How much money could casinos bring to Mass.?”
[PDF]Molly Connors and Victoria Klarfeld, The Milford Daily News, Milford, MA, November 25, 2009.
“Declining revenue: More trouble ahead for states”
[PDF]Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, NY, November 25, 2009.
“Md.'s gambling problem: Slots stalled 1 year after vote”
[PDF]Bill Myers, The Examiner, Washington, DC, November 24, 2009.
“Florida tax revenue dips 8.6%”
[PDF]The Business Journal, Jacksonville, FL, November 24, 2009.
“N.Y. Governor Seeks Vote on Deficit Plan, New Powers”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, November 24, 2009.
“Florida tax revenue falls 8.6% in Q3”
[PDF]Tampa Bay Business Journal, Tampa, FL, November 24, 2009.
“EDITORIAL: Obama administration, congressional leaders ignore debt issues when considering more taxes”
[PDF]The Lufkin Daily News, Lufkin, TX, November 24, 2009.
“Monroe County child services hurt by New York's budget problems”
[PDF]Jill Terreri, The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY, November 24, 2009.
“State Tax Revenue Still Falling: California Fares Better in Report”
[PDF]Audrey Dutton, The Bond Buyer, November 24, 2009.
“Tax revenues down, government report says”
[PDF]Star-Gazette, Elmira, NY, November 24, 2009.
“States Hit by Drop in Tax Collections”
[PDF]Conor Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2009.
“State tax collections in steep drop”
[PDF]Aaron Smith, CNNMoney.com, November 23, 2009.
“Tax Revenues Fall Across United States”
[PDF]Bernard Shusman, Voice of America, November 23, 2009.
“Tax revenue down in at least 44 states”
[PDF]Stateline.org Staff, Stateline.org, November 23, 2009.
“U.S. State Tax Revenue Fell 11 Percent in Fourth Quarterly Drop”
[PDF]Michael Quint, Bloomberg.com, November 23, 2009.
“States' tax revenues take a plunge”
[PDF]Alaska Dispatch, Anchorage, AK, November 22, 2009.
“Income tax falls further off radar: Some backers say state has fared better without it”
[PDF]Chas Sisk, The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, November 22, 2009.
“Maybe 'The Flying Saucer'”
[PDF]Times Union, Albany, NY, November 22, 2009.
“'Teaching Is Where My Soul Is'”
[PDF]Sean Smith, The Boston College Chronicle, Boston, MA, November 19, 2009.
“Testimony to Vermont Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission: The Role of the Lottery in Vermont's Tax Policy”
[PDF]Alicia Hansen, Tax Foundation, Washington, DC, November 17, 2009.
“Money woes place state in 11th spot”
[PDF]Emily Anderson, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO, November 17, 2009.
“States Struggle, But Texas Keeps Texas-Sized Reserves”
[PDF]Kristina Peterson, Dow Jones NewswiresNasdaq, New York, NY, November 13, 2009.
“Pew: Facts Show Wisconsin Faces Serious Fiscal and Economic Challenges”
[PDF]PR Newswire, New York, NY, November 12, 2009.
“Standardizing Insurance”
[PDF]Crain's Health Pulse, November 12, 2009.
“Loews, Guardian Join Allstate Selling Munis as Individuals Buy”
[PDF]Joe Mysak, Bloomberg.com, November 12, 2009.
“A Reason to Pray for Big Banker Bonuses”
[PDF]Dennis K. Berman, The Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2009.
“Impact from Indiana's unpaid leave offer unclear”
[PDF]Deanna Martin, The Associated Press, November 9, 2009.
“Rockefeller Institute leader retires”
[PDF]The Business Review, Albany, NY, November 5, 2009.
“The Voters Barked. Now What?”
[PDF]Peter Applebome, The New York Times, November 4, 2009.
“Detroit Schools, Indiana Hospital Lead Bond Approvals”
[PDF]Michael B. Marois and Jeremy R. Cook, Bloomberg.com, November 4, 2009.
“The Economic Crisis in the States”
[PDF]Gerald Friedman, Dollars & Sense Magazine, November/December 2009.
“Stimulus helps fill coffers for states”
[PDF]Dennis Cauchon, USA Today, October 28, 2009.
“Why California is studying marijuana tax”
[PDF]Barrie McKenna, The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 28, 2009.
“Without jobs, where's the recovery?”
[PDF]Julian E. Zelizer, CNN Opinion, October 27, 2009.
“Hiking SUNY tuition for out-of-staters is a mistake”
[PDF]David Shaffer, The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, October 25, 2009.
“Mass. gambling push may force N.H.'s hand”
[PDF]Robert M. Cook, Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, NH, October 25, 2009.
“Gov: State losing time and cash — Paterson, legislators push different plans for erasing $3B deficit”
[PDF]Adam Sichko, The Business Review, Albany, NY, October 23, 2009.
“No word on Aqueduct winner”
[PDF]Victor G. Mimoni, The Queens Courier, Bayside, NY, October 20, 2009.
“Gambling revenues down in New York”
[PDF]John Purcell, The Legislative Gazette, Albany, NY, October 20, 2009.
“Community College Mission Needs Clarity From The Top”
[PDF]David F. Shaffer, Community College Week, Fairfax, VA, October 19, 2009.
“State Tax Revenues Falling Off a Cliff”
[PDF]Catherine Rampell, The New York Times Economix Blog, October 19, 2009.
“The long tails of the crisis”
[PDF]Anantha Nageswaran, livemint.com, October 19, 2009.
“Governors Try to Convince Voters That Budget Woes Are Theirs, Too”
[PDF]S. Mita Kalita, The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2009.
“Gambling revenue down in Louisiana”
[PDF]Ryan Buxton, The Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, October 18, 2009.
“All that federal money came with strings attached”
[PDF]Peter Callaghan, The News Tribune, Seattle-Tacoma, WA, October 18, 2009.
“Legislature must act: Paterson right to target spending, lawmakers cannot dodge this issue”
[PDF]The Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY, October 16, 2009.
“Economy may be rebounding, but state budgets are still hurting”
[PDF]Daniel B. Wood, The Christian Science Monitor, October 16, 2009.
“States Lag in Recovery, Report Finds”
[PDF]Michael Cooper, The New York Times, October 15, 2009.
“Report: Lawmakers to cut state budgets even deeper”
[PDF]Glen Johnson, Associated Press, October 15, 2009.
“State Revenue Falls Most Since 1963 on Incomes, Sales”
[PDF]Jerry Hart and William Selway, Bloomberg.com, October 15, 2009.
“State tax revenues plunge in record drop”
[PDF]Stateline.org, Washington, DC, October 15, 2009.
“More Evidence Of Illinois' Revenue Crisis”
[PDF]Angela Caputo, Progress Illinois, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2009.
“What $140B in Wall Street bonus will buy”
[PDF]Eric Anderson, Times Union Blog, Albany, NY, October 15, 2009.
“Aqueduct deal could be close: Sen. Addabbo”
[PDF]Connor Adams Sheets, YourNabe.com, New York, NY, October 15, 2009.
“Muni Madness”
[PDF]Penelope Lemov, Governing Finance Newsletter, October 2009.
“Oregon's big drop in gambling revenue”
[PDF]Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, October 15, 2009.
“Steady gambling funds? Don't bet on it”
[PDF]Andrea Neal, Indiana Policy Review, Evansville Courier & Press, Evansville, IN, October 14, 2009.
“Nebraska state officials have ruled out tax hikes as a way to fix Nebraska's revenue shortfall”
[PDF]Paul Goodsell, WHNS, SWIowaNews.com, Council Bluffs, IA, October 12, 2009.
“State budgets get adrenaline shot from Clunkers”
[PDF]Stephen Manning, Associated Press, October 11, 2009.
“No on issue 3: Will casino gambling interests finally prevail in Ohio? Not if voters see through the hollow promises”
[PDF]Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH, October 11, 2009.
“Sales Tax Revenue in Counties, State Continue Steep Drop”
[PDF]Joseph Spector, Gannett News Service, October 10, 2009.
“Despite recession, lottery sales up 3.3 percent”
[PDF]Joseph Spector and Michael Woyton, Poughkeepsie Journal, Poughkeepsie, NY, October 10, 2009.
“Pair of casinos beats all, expert says”
[PDF]Kavin Landrigan, The Telegraph, Nashua, NH, October 7, 2009.
“Stretching School Dollars: Creating a bridge for Delta schools — An occasional series”
[PDF]The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA, October 5, 2009.
“Republicans pursue Yonkers Senate seat”
[PDF]Gerald McKinstry, LoHud.com: New York's Lower Hudson Valley, Westchester County, NY, October 5, 2009.
“As Property Taxes Become a Real Burden, Can Backlash Be Far Off?”
[PDF]Peter Applebome, The New York Times, October 4, 2009.
“Commission to weigh pros, cons of more N.H. gambling”
[PDF]Adam D. Krauss, The Citizen, Laconia, NH, October 4, 2009.
“Recession's end marks start of states' budget woes”
[PDF]David A. Lieb, Associated Press, October 3, 2009.
