National Budgets
DENVER - At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law $334 million in budget reductions on Friday, after lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the cuts during an emergency session in which there was little disagreement over how to close the largest budget gap in recent memory.
BOSTON - The top budget official in Massachusetts says the Legislature has taken a "risky" approach by adjourning for the remainder of the year without closing a projected $125 million state budget deficit.
PHOENIX - A Democratic legislative leader criticized Republican Gov.
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers headed home Thursday without agreement on how to address the state's fiscal crisis.
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