29 States Faced Total Budget Shortfall of at Least $48B

cbpp.org — At least 29 states plus the District of Columbia, including several of the nation’s largest states, faced an estimated $48 billion in combined shortfalls in their budgets for fiscal year 2009 (which began July 1, 2008 in most states.) At least three other states expect budget problems in fiscal year 2010. Nov 19, 2008 View in Crawl 4