Metro Regions, Not States, Key to America's Advancement Today?
New Haven Register › July 22, 2009
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ARE America's state governments becoming obsolete? Ten states reached the end of the fiscal year June 30 still deadlocked over how to deal with deficits. Illinois had an $11.8 billion shortfall; Connecticut, $8.8 billion; and California, a $24.3 billion gap.
Sure, the deep global recession accounts for much of the pain. But several states have structural deficits -- requirements for legislative super majorities, or unreformed health, welfare or corrections systems that lawmakers lack the courage to change or finance appropriately.See the full content of this document
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Metro Regions, Not States, Key to America's Advancement Today?
In the midst of this, there's the sideshow of gubernatorial imbroglios, highlighted by Rod Blagojevich, Mark Sanford and Sarah Palin.
The state theatrics and fiscal feuds reflect a potentially fatal dive...See the full content of this document
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