The State of the States: Talking budget cuts with N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine and Wisc. Gov. James Doyle

Friday, December 19, 2008

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States across the country are in financial distress. More than half of them are facing shortfalls in their budgets for this year and next. And with times so lean there's not much fat left for governors to cut. While some governors are choosing to implement deep cuts in long-standing government programs, others are opting to enter a strange new world of taxable items (iTunes downloads anyone?). For a look at the budgetary challenges that many states face in 2009, The Takeaway checks in with New Jersey's Governor Jon Corzine and Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. Last week they testified before Congress, pleading for Federal help. This week they are here on The Takeaway.

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"This is the time when people are dependent on us making good decisions."
— N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine on the need to make deep cuts to the state budget and what it means for his constituents

Guests:

Gov. Jon Corzine and Gov. James Doyle

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Richard

PA is obliged to pay an undebated, 11th hr $107mn "mystery" earmark adopted in 2002 to finance the unpopular effort by Philly Developer types to move The Barnes Foundation Art Collection out of Its custom made Golden Age Mansion to a Barnes Luxury Tower Condo development site in Center City.

Hey, PA Govt! REPEAL THE BARNES EARMARK & CLOSE THE BARNESGATE!

Philly voted overwhelmingly for the vocal Anti-BarnesMove candidate for PA Atty General: a vast majority of Philly voters don't want the Move.

In the name of promoting tourism, the New Barnes Trustees are violating Dr. Barnes' Will and are offending the fabric of the culture they are supposed to protect. The Move is PA's Bridge To Nowhere.

The Barnes is PA's Monticello. The Move is costing $400+ mn in taxpayer, charity or tax exempt $$.

Despite Public Opinion, Pew is in on this nonsense - so, the only Opinion that Pew is concerned with is Its own. KEEP THE BARNES IN MERION. Barnesfriends.org Artjail.org

Dec. 19 2008 05:01 PM
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Edward Helmrich

What I would do is to be pro-life. As long as we kill 3-4,000 human beings a day, plus more if embryonic stem cell research is federally funded, so unjust, we can't hope that any of our economic plans will succeed. And this economic disaster is giong to fall on President-Elect Obama, because he is radically pro-abortion and pro-embryonic stem cell research.

Dec. 19 2008 08:34 AM
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