29 States Faced Total Budget Shortfall of at Least $48 Billion in 2009
August 5, 2008 The researchers from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reviewed state budgets to determine the effects of budget shortfalls on social service programs. Of 29 states with budget shortfalls, 21 have enacted or proposed social service cuts in public health programs, services for the elderly or disabled, education funding, college and university funding, and the size of state workforces, which affects provision and oversight of social services. The 29 states are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio . . .
