- As state budget gaps grow, even with federal recovery funds flowing, states turn to tax and fee hikes (April 24, 2009)
- Des Moines Register: Wait List for Disability Services Grows in Tough Economy (March 30, 2009)
- Massachusetts Governor Pledges $21 Million in Enhanced Medicaid for Partial DMR Restoration (March 27, 2009)
- State Line: The Economy, the Stimulus Package and the States (March 23, 2008)
- NGA: State Implementation of the ARRA (March 10, 2009)
- Kaiser: Health Care and Medicaid -- Weathering the Recession (March 2009)
- Read what Governors are Saying about State Issues in Summaries of State of the State Speeches (March 2009)
- Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Letter to State Legislators Urging Them to Prevent Cuts to Disability Services (March 2009)
- Massachusetts Disability Rights Activists March to Protest Cuts to Disability Programs (March 5, 2009)
- Washington Post: Maryland Governor Announces Additional $516 Budget Cuts Needed (March 11, 2009)
- Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky Stimulus Will Help But More Budget Cuts Expected (March 11, 2009)
- California Regional Center Will Stop Paying Providers and Close Doors in May, Barring Additional Funding (March 11, 2009)
- Stateline: Medicaid Programs Feel Weight of Recession (February 6, 2009)
- Colorado Governor Submits Proposal to Legislature for Over $15 million in Funding Cuts for Existing Community Based Disability Services (January 2009)
- IARF's Draft Resolution Prepared for the Illinois House of Representatives Regarding Additional FMAP and Allocation of Funding (January, 2009)
- Kaiser: New Reports Examine Impact of Economic Turmoil on Health Coverage and State Medicaid Programs (January 9, 2009)
- Families USA: A Painful Recession: States Cut Health Care Safety Net Programs (December 2008)
- NGA and NASBO: Latest Fiscal Survey of States (December 2008)
- Kaiser: Report Examining the Impact of the Economic Downturn on Health Care Coverage (December 23, 2008)
- San Francisco Chronicle: State Medicaid Plans Struggle Under High Demand (December 22, 2008)
- CA State Comptroller Says State is 70 Days Away From Running Out of Cash (December 22, 2008)
- Ohio Governor Orders $640 Million in Adjustments to Preserve Balanced Budget (December 19, 2008)
- Stateline: States, Cities Spar Over Stimulus Money (December 18, 2008)
- Des Moines Register: Education, Medicaid cuts certain (December 17, 2008)
- Bangor Daily News: Quick action urged on Maine budget (December 17, 2008)
- FL Holds January Special Session Will Try to Fill Budget Hole (December 16, 2008)
- CBPP: Long-Term Fiscal Outlook is Bleak - Restoring Fiscal Sustainability Will Require Major Changes to Programs, Revenues, and the Nation’s Health Care System (December 16, 2008)
- Stateline: Budget Gap Could Widen to $200 Billion (December 15, 2008)
- Bloomberg: U.S. States Cut Spending for First Time Since 1983 (December 15, 2008)
- Sacramento Bee: California Nears 'Financial Armageddon,' Governor Warns (December 11, 2008)
- Chicago Tribune: Governors press Congress for state fiscal relief (December 11, 2008)
- Wichita Eagle: Nonprofits Scramble to Find, Keep Workers to Assist People with Developmental Disabilities (December 1, 2008)
- Ohio $1.7 Billion Deficit May Be $7 Billion in SFY 2010 (December 1, 2008)
- Kennebec Journal: ME Budget Cuts Threaten Students with Special Needs (November 30, 2008)
- StateLine: States Ask Feds for Help with Medicaid, SCHIP (November 26, 2008)
- Orlando Sentinel: Florida’s Money Crunch Intensifies (November 21, 2008)
- Portland Press Herald: Maine’s New Legislature Faces Budget Crisis (November 20, 2008)
- GAO: Rising Health Care Costs Challenge State and Local Governments (November 19, 2008)
- NY Times- Facing Deficits, States Plan More Budget Cuts (November 17, 2008)
- Washington Post: Facing Shortfalls, States Seek Emergency Aid from Washington (November 16, 2008)
- Stateline: States craft plans to stimulate economy (November 14, 2008)
- AP: Several States Holding Special Budget Sessions (November 13, 2008)
- Bangor Daily: Deep Cuts Proposed For Human Services in Maine (November 12, 2008)
- AP: States Consider Billions in Cuts as Deficits Widen (November 7, 2008)
- LA Times: CA Governor Calls for Medicaid Cuts to Close Budget Gap (November 7, 2008)
- ME Governor Initiates Curtailment Process to Reduce Spending by $150 Million (November 5, 2008)
- Kaiser: Projected State Budget Shortfalls FY09 (November 2008)
- Kaiser: New Measures of State Economic Distress (November 2008)
- Kaiser: State Fiscal Conditions and Medicaid Fact Sheet (November, 2008)
- CQ: Financially Strapped States Feel Pain of Medicaid Costs, Seek Federal Stimulus Aid (November 3, 2008)
- ABC News: 49 States Sliding Into Recession (November 3, 2008)
- AP: KY Budget Woes Leave State Hundreds of Millions Short of Current Spending Needs (October 31, 2008)
- Sacramento Bee: There Are Many Culprits in $10 Billion Budget Mess (October 31, 2008)
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CBPP: State Revenues Plummet- Numbers Are Worst in Years (October 31, 2008)
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CBPP: States in Trouble Due to Economic Downturn (October 31, 2008)
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LA Times: CA Legislature Reconvenes to Discuss $10 Billion Budget Deficit, Economic Stimulus Plan (October 31, 2008)
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Washington Post: VA providers Brace for Cuts as State Plugs $2.5 Billion Budget Shortfall (October 31, 2008)
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Daily News: NY State Budget Balloons to Record $12.5 Billion (October 31, 2008)
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USA Today: Economic Troubles Force States to Cut Medicaid (October 29, 2008)
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Stateline: Depressed economy wallops states (October 27, 2008)
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CBPP: States in Trouble Due to Economic Downturn (October 24, 2008)
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NGA/NASBO State Economic Review: October 2008 Issue (October 24, 2008)
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CBPP Testimony: Economic Recovery: Options and Challenges (October 24, 2008)
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Florida’s Legislative Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2009 – 2010 (October 24, 2008)
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Social Security Announces 5.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2009 (October 17, 2008)
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Continuing Resolution $5 Billion in LIHEAP State Allocations Released (October 17, 2008)
- Boston Globe: Ma Governor to Cut 1,000 Jobs from State Payroll, Slash Budget by $1 Billion (October 16, 2008)
- Arizona Republic: State Seeks Cost-Cutting Ideas to Cover Budget Shortfall (October 16, 2008)
- Sacramento Bee: CA Bond Sale Raises Enough Cash to Pay State's Bills (October 16, 2008)
- Washington Post: MD makes $350 Million in Midyear Budget Cuts as Revenues Drop (October 16, 2008)
- Journal Sentinel: WI Governor Warns of $3 Billion Budget Shortfall, Orders Agencies to Cut 10% (October 15, 2008)
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Maine Sunday Telegram: Governor Wants Budget Requests Cut by 10 Percent (October 10, 2008)
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Atlanta Journal: Georgia May Increase Premiums to Fund Medicaid (October 10, 2008)
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Sacramento Bee: Governor May Call Special Session to Deal with Rising Deficit (October 10, 2008)
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The Tennessean: TennCare Cut Again as Tax Collections Fall (October 10, 2008)
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Washington Post: Fiscal Crisis is Hitting Some States Hard (October 10, 2008)
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Kaiser: As Tough Times Wane, States Act to Improve Medicaid Coverage and Quality: Results from a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey for State FYs 2007 and 2008 (October 10, 2008)
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Rockefeller Institute of Government: State Revenue Report- The Damage is Just the Beginning (October 10, 2008)
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CBPP: States Face Two Immediate Financial Issues; Short-Term Borrowing and Big Budget Deficits (October 10, 2008)
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Stateline: It Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better for States (October 10, 2008)
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NY Times: Gov. Schwarzenegger Suggests CA May Not Need Loan From Treasury Dept. (October 10, 2008)
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Stateline: Escalating Financial Crisis Gripping States (October 10, 2008)
- CBPP: States Face Short-Term Borrowing Problems, Big Budget Deficits (October 7, 2008)
- Kaiser: Headed for a Crunch: An Update on Medicaid Spending, Coverage and Policy Heading into an Economic Downturn (October 1, 2008)
- States Look to Federal Government for Help with Home Heating Costs(September 26, 2008)
- HHS Provides $121 Million to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (September 17, 2008)
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CBPP: State Budget Troubles Worsen (September 12, 2008)
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CBPP: Facing Deficits, Many States are Imposing Cuts that Hurt Vulnerable Residents (September 12, 2008)
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AP: Discovery of Error Helps Mississippi Plug Budget Hole (September 12, 2008)
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AJC: Georgia Budget Crisis Hits Workers’ Paychecks (September 12, 2008)
- Washington Post: Maryland May Face $1 Billion Shortfall (September 2, 2008)
- Washington Post: Brutal Budget Season For N.Va. (September 2, 2008)
- New York Times: Legislators Are Negotiating to Cut Budget by $1 Billion (September 2, 2008)
- Christian Science Monitor: Medicaid bears brunt of states' budget crunch (September 2, 2008)
- Atlanta Journal Constitution: Georgia budget crisis hits workers’ paychecks (September 2, 2008)
- 29 States Face Budget Shortfalls (June 9, 2008)
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Kaiser: New Data from CMS's Office of Actuary on Total Medicaid Spending Estimates by State from 1995-2004 (May 6, 2008)
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21 states showed declines in sales-tax revenue (May 1, 2008)
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Now 22 States Face Budget Shortfalls of Over $39 Billion (March17, 2008)
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CBPP: Facing Deficits, Many States Are Imposing Cuts That Hurt Vulnerable Residents (March 17, 2008)
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CBPP: Fiscal Stimulus at the State Level (March 10, 2008)
- MECEP Newsroom: Mainers Need More Than 'Average' Medicaid (March, 10, 2008)
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50 State Ranking of Economic Distress (March 7, 2008)
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27 States Now Need Fiscal Relief (March 7, 2008)
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21 States Face Budget Shortfalls of Over $36 billion (February 26, 2008)
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CMS Regs Will Weaken Medicaid Unless Congress Acts Extends Moratoria (February 14, 2008)
- NGA Interim Report on the State of the States (February 2008)
- 20 States Face Budget Shortfall 8 Others Expect Budget Problems (January 31, 2008)
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