http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/state-budget-crisis/
States in crisis
Facing major budget problems, governors around the nation are proposing cuts to education, health care and state employee benefits.
- Budget shortfalls
- Pension liabilities
- Proposed cuts
- Party in power
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- Shortfall as a percent of budget
- Total shortfall
More than 40 states are projecting billions of dollars in budget shortfalls for fiscal 2012. But, unlike the federal government, most states have some sort of balanced-budget law. That means the shortfall -- the gap between state revenues (taxes, fees, etc.) and the cost of running the government -- must be closed before a state adopts its final budget for the year.
| STATE | SHORTFALL AS PCT. OF BUDGET | TOTAL SHORTFALL (IN MILLIONS) |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois |
45%
|
$15,000
|
| Nevada |
45%
|
$1,523
|
| New Jersey |
37%
|
$10,472
|
| Texas |
31%
|
$13,400
|
| California |
29%
|
$25,400
|
| Minnesota |
25%
|
$3,900
|
| Oregon |
25%
|
$1,750
|
| Louisiana |
22%
|
$1,700
|
| Connecticut |
21%
|
$3,673
|
| North Carolina |
20%
|
$3,800
|
| Pennsylvania |
18%
|
$4,500
|
| Washington |
18%
|
$2,850
|
| New York |
17%
|
$9,026
|
| South Carolina |
17%
|
$877
|
| Maine |
16%
|
$436
|
| Florida |
15%
|
$3,600
|
| Missouri |
14%
|
$1,115
|
| Colorado |
14%
|
$988
|
| Mississippi |
14%
|
$634
|
| Vermont |
14%
|
$150
|
| Wisconsin |
13%
|
$1,810
|
| Idaho |
13%
|
$300
|
| Maryland |
12%
|
$1,600
|
| Ohio |
11%
|
$3,000
|
| Arizona |
11%
|
$974
|
| Oklahoma |
11%
|
$600
|
| South Dakota |
11%
|
$127
|
| Georgia |
10%
|
$1,700
|
| Rhode Island |
10%
|
$290
|
| Michigan |
9%
|
$1,848
|
| Kansas |
9%
|
$492
|
| Utah |
9%
|
$437
|
| Nebraska |
9%
|
$314
|
| Hawaii |
8%
|
$410
|
| New Mexico |
8%
|
$410
|
| Massachusetts |
6%
|
$1,780
|
| Iowa |
6%
|
$294
|
| Delaware |
6%
|
$208
|
| West Virginia |
4%
|
$155
|
| Montana |
4%
|
$80
|
| Indiana |
2%
|
$270
|
| Arkansas |
0%
|
$0
|
| Alaska |
0%
|
$0
|
| North Dakota |
0%
|
$0
|
NOTE: The District of Columbia, New Hampshire and Tennessee have shortfalls but the amounts are unknown. Kentucky and Virginia have two-year budgets, and closed their fiscal 2012 shortfalls when they enacted their 2011-2012 budgets.
SOURCES: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, National Conference of State Legislatures.
GRAPHIC: Karen Yourish and Laura Stanton / The Washington Post - February 2011.
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