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A number of states have a two-year or three year budget (e.g.: Kentucky) while others have a one-year budget (e.g.: Massachusetts). In the table, the fiscal years column lists all of the fiscal years the budget covers and the budget and budget per capita columns show the total for all those years.
The 2008 United States Federal Budget began as a proposal by President George W. Bush to fund government operations for October 1, 2007 – September 30, 2008. The requested budget was submitted to the 110th Congress on February 5, 2007. [1] The government was initially funded through a series of four temporary continuing resolutions.
[23] [24] This high degree of fiscal balancing is a result of most states in the U.S. having balanced budget requirements. [25] A balanced budget requirement is a law that requires a government to balance its budget annually, such that government spending equals government revenue. [26]
The year 2008, as of September 17, had seen 81 public corporations file for bankruptcy in the United States, already higher than the 78 for all of 2007. The largest corporate bankruptcy in U.S. history also made 2008 a record year in terms of assets, with Lehman's size—$691 billion (~$960 billion in 2023) in assets—alone surpassing all past ...
California faced another budget gap for 2010, [8] with $72 billion in debt. [9] California faced a massive and still-growing debt. [10] In June 2009 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said "Our wallet is empty, our bank is closed and our credit is dried up." [11] He called for massive budget cuts of $24 billion, about 1 ⁄ 4 of the state's budget. [11 ...
The 2008 budget crisis in Nevada was a fiscal crisis in which the state faced a budget shortfall of at least US$1.2 billion out of a $6.8 billion budget. [1] The budget crisis was a result of the larger subprime mortgage crisis and the late-2000s recession.
South Carolina state employees can expect a pay raise of $2,500 or 5%, whichever is higher, state budget writers have decided. With $800 million in additional money available to disburse in what ...
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