A scary place: NY State Capitol tours explore building's ghost stories, legends, folkloreOctober 5th, 2009 Ghost tours of Albany, NY, State CapitolALBANY, N.Y. — Is the State Capitol haunted? Visitors to the historic building in downtown Albany can determine for themselves this month.
Arizona to sell prisons, other properties in leaseback deals for cash to help balance budgetSeptember 13th, 2009 Ariz. refinancing state property to balance budgetPHOENIX — Faced with a state budget crisis that won't quit, Arizona lawmakers are offering to sell legislative buildings, prisons and other facilities that the state would then lease back, effectively taking out a mortgage on paid-for state property. The plan signed by Gov.
Michigan House speaker says lawmakers are close on 2009-10 budget, but not '10-11September 1st, 2009 Mich. speaker: Lawmakers still apart on budgetLANSING, Mich. — With only a month left to strike a budget deal, House Speaker Andy Dillon said Tuesday that legislative leaders and the governor are still having trouble because they don't have enough federal stimulus money to fill large deficits over two years.
Faced with huge deficits, Ariz. state lawmakers consider selling off Capitol buildingsJuly 30th, 2009 Ariz. lawmakers consider selling Capitol buildingsPHOENIX — Desperate for cash, Arizona state lawmakers are considering selling the House and Senate buildings, then leasing them back over several years before assuming ownership again. Dozens of other state buildings may also be sold off and leased back as the state grapples with a huge budget deficit.
LA County leaders vote to sue if state takes local money to balance budgetJuly 21st, 2009 LA County will sue state if it takes local moniesLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors have voted to sue the state if California lawmakers pass a budget plan that would withhold more than $420 million in local funding. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Tuesday to authorize a lawsuit if the Legislature approves a budget plan that "illegally" borrows local redevelopment and gas tax money.
Schwarzenegger says he and top lawmakers are close to solving Calif's $26.3B deficitJuly 15th, 2009 Schwarzenegger: Deal could be near on $26.3B gapSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday he and top lawmakers could have a deal by the end of the day to close California's $26.3 billion budget shortfall.
Calif. lawmakers report progress on negotiations to close $26B gap but tough choices aheadJuly 13th, 2009 Calif. lawmakers: Deal elusive despite progressSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's legislative leaders are reporting progress with Gov.
Schwarzenegger, Calif. lawmakers say progress being made on state's $26.3 billion budget gapJuly 12th, 2009 Calif. leaders: We're making progress on $26B gapSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reported steady progress on California's $26.3 billion budget mess and raised the prospect of a resolution in the coming week.
With warnings of financial ruin come and gone, Calif. sees doomsday at the end of AugustJuly 10th, 2009 Calif. fiscal experts see late August as deadlineSACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was only weeks ago that lawmakers, finance officials and the governor were warning that California was headed over a financial cliff.
A look at some of the issues facing state budgetsJuly 2nd, 2009 Status of state budgetsSome developments in states facing budget problems:
ARIZONA — Gov. Jan Brewer kept state government running but rejected funding levels for K-12 schools and said she was calling a special session next week to increase school funding.
Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency in California, orders offices closed 3 days a monthJuly 1st, 2009 Schwarzenegger declares Calif. fiscal emergencySACRAMENTO — Gov.
Compromise over California budget deficit remains elusive with IOUs just days awayJune 29th, 2009 Calif. Senate OKs budget headed for certain vetoSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate has approved a Democratic budget that faces a certain veto from Republican Gov.
Calif. lawmakers remain deadlocked over solving budget crisis; IOUs expected next weekJune 26th, 2009 Calif. IOUs loom as lawmakers remain at impasseSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers remain at an impasse over solving the state's $24.3 billion deficit as the state controller prepares to hand out roughly $3 billion in IOUs.
Schwarzenegger acknowledges poor economy makes this a bad time to sell California's assetsJune 13th, 2009 Schwarzenegger: A bad time to sell state assetsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's the wrong time to consider putting California landmarks up for sale — less than a month after he proposed doing just that.
Power out for about an hour at Missouri Capitol, some people briefly stuck in elevatorsMay 12th, 2009 Power outage blacks out Missouri CapitolJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri legislators have spent about an hour in the dark because of a power outage at the state Capitol in Jefferson City.
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