Arizona legislators are still struggling to conclude their special session on the state's budget troubles but already are working on ideas for another one that could be held in December to do more to close the $2 billion shortfall. More spending ...Read More
A Democratic legislative leader criticized Republican Gov. Jan Brewer for being out of state while efforts to close out a special legislative session focused on Arizona's budget crisis faltered. Senate majority Republicans came up one vote short on a key budget-balancing ...Read More
MIAMI (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale of $225 million in stimulus bonds, a spokesman said on Friday.
The bills were promoted by Manchin, a ...Read More
New York state legislators remain far apart on a plan to erase the state’s $3.2 billion budget gap. Gov. David Paterson had called an emergency special session for Nov. 16-17, in an effort to prod legislators to finish bargaining a budget-balancing ...Read More
They can't handle the truth, and so they are driving New York toward disaster. They are afraid to admit that, for years, they've engaged in reckless overspending. They are terrified to level with their constituents about an irrefutable fact for which they ...Read More
Clinger on Tuesday said Gov. Jim Gibbons will wait at least until a full quarter of revenue reports is in before deciding if a special session is necessary. September's taxable sales report will be released later this month. August marked the ...Read More
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada Budget Director Andrew Clinger says any decision on whether a special legislative session is needed to balance the state's books won't be made until the end of the month, at the earliest. Clinger on Tuesday ...Read More
New York state legislators took no votes on erasing the state’s $3.2 billion deficit on Tuesday, and they will not meet in session again until next week. Gov. David Paterson will call an emergency legislative session for Nov. 16-17, following the ...Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With New York drowning in deepening deficit spending and running out of cash to pay huge bills due next month, the Legislature met in special session Tuesday and put off what Gov. David ...Read More
ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson will order lawmakers back to the Capitol next week after yesterday's special session failed to close the $3.2-billion budget deficit. He also hopes to reach consensus on a bill making it a felony to ...Read More
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