| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Options include raising taxes; cutting other spending; using surplus funds or issuing bonds to begin prefunding existing liabilities; and scaling back benefits.The 2001 Recession Continues to Affect State Budgets (04/25/2006, pdf, 613KB) ...beyond 2007 states will face challenges, including the need to fund or constrain rapid Medicaid growth, pressures to strengthen pension funding and begin finan
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