- Financial crisis torments states, By Stephen C. Fehr, July 1, 2009, Stateline.org: “Four states closed billions of dollars in budget shortfalls and approved spending plans in the last 24 hours, but legislatures and governors in six states were still far apart on their budgets as the fiscal year began Wednesday (July 1)…”
- Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms, By Stephen C. Fehr, June 29, 2009, Stateline.org: “Nearing the Wednesday (July 1) start of a new fiscal year, several states still are struggling to cover substantial budget gaps that will leave governors and legislators no choice but to cut spending and or raise taxes and fees. If legislatures don’t approve budgets on time, some states could be forced to shut down all but essential government services…”
- States struggle to meet budget deadlines, By Susan Saulny, June 30, 2009, New York Times: “Indiana lawmakers beat their deadline and passed a state budget early Tuesday evening, but in five other states, budget deals for the 2010 fiscal year remained in limbo, as legislators made last-minute efforts to avert shutdowns…”
- Budget deadline ticks down for states, By Nicholas Riccardi and P.J. Huffstutter, July 1, 2009, Los Angeles Times: “Across the country, state legislators and governors struggled Tuesday night to agree on spending cuts and tax hikes as they ran up against a midnight deadline to approve a budget…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty