Shortfall stories:
Maine revenues keep falling short of projections
Nov 13th, 2009 - Boston
AUGUSTA - Maine revenues continue to fall far short of projections, with the shortfall now estimated at $300 million to $400 million for the state's current two-year budget. October revenues came in nearly $27 million below projections...
INSTANT VIEW: U.S. trade deficit widened in Sept
Nov 13th, 2009 - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened in September by an unexpectedly large 18.2 percent, the most in more than 10 years, as oil prices rose for the seventh straight month and imports from China bounded higher, a U.S...
UPDATE 2-US starts fiscal 2010 with $176.36 bln Oct deficit
Nov 12th, 2009 - Reuters
(Adds economist reaction paragraphs 4-5, background 10-13) WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. government beganfiscal 2010 with a record shortfall for the month of October,after posting a record $1.4 trillion budget gap for the 2009budget year...
US Oct. Budget Deficit Rises to $176.4 Billion, Revenue Falls
Nov 12th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. budget deficit widened inOctober from a year earlier, reaching a record for that month,as rising unemployment cut revenue at the start of the firstfull fiscal year under President Barack Obama.No fare hikes for 2 years, but CTA will cut service
Nov 12th, 2009 - Chicago Sun-Times
Saying it's necessary to keep CTA from losing too many riders, RTA will borrow $166 million to freeze CTA fares for two years.
Under a complex deal reached by Gov. Quinn and transit leaders...
Shortfall videos from YouTube:
16:25Governor Kaine Announces Plan to Address Fiscal Year 2010 Shortfall
Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced his executive spending reduction plan to meet the FY 2010 revenue shortfall of $1.35 billion. The Governor's plan trims government spending by reducing the scope of some government programs ...
1:40Israel steps in to fill caviar shortfall
Sturgeon, the fish that produces caviar eggs, are an endangered species in their native Caspian Sea but lovers of the delicacy need not fear: Israel is coming to the rescue. At the Kibbutz Dan ...
2:23KJZZ's Here and Now: Budget Shortfall Solutions
KJZZ's Here and Now: Budget Shortfall Solutions Host: Steve Goldstein Guest: Governor Janet Napolitano Produced by KJZZ 09/26/2007
4:40H1N1 Vaccine Shortfall
As the flu season looms, the necessary amount of H1N1 flu vaccines will not be ready, John Blackstone reports. Health and Human Services' Dr. Bruce Gellin commented on the shortfall.
