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Report: 10 states face looming budget disasters

Published: November 11, 2009 9:21 PM
By The Associated Press  JUDY LIN (Associated Press Writer)

Quick ReadReport: At least 9 other states face financial problems similar to California's

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state officials dealing with the nation's highest unemployment rate are slashing spending on schools and health care.

Drastic financial remedies are no longer limited to California, where a historic budget crisis earlier this year grew so bad that state...

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