Stateline.org put out a handy roundup today of how other states dealt with miserable budget years, from raising taxes on bourbon in Kentucky to closing 220 state parks in California.
The Republicans who sit on the Appropriations Committee are calling for major structural changes to the state budget, now that new revenue numbers show a projected $570 million hole.
Bruce Hodsdon, president of the Maine State Employees Association, told legislators Monday that the budget proposal to cut 94 state jobs -- 40 of which are filled -- is a "political, not economic"
The House shot down four proposed Republican-backed amendments to the budget this afternoon.
And just seconds before sending the budget to the Senate, Republicans stopped it from being moved down the hall so two more amendments could be considered.
