... Lottery officials told legislators that an agreement has been signed to immediately provide $200,000 to start state services for problem gamblers. The money is coming from a $6 million startup loan the state made to the Lottery Commission ...

... state's projected $300 million surplus as a rainy-day fund to shore up Medicaid programs, prisons and other state services if revenues do not exceed the administration's forecast for the next fiscal year. "With the surplus that we do ...

... be used during economic downturns to pay for some state services. Beebe has said some of the surplus dollars may be ... expenditures and even if we spend some savings shoring state services, funds remain available for general improvement ...

... central focus for most governors. Most said it was hardly a bailout and that they were still facing painful cuts to state services. "We're not just getting a handout here we're doing the heavy lifting," Vermont GOP Gov. Jim Douglas said ...

... with reference to what's a balanced budget." Beebe said he wouldn't support such a cut if it required a cut in state services. Most of the other tax cuts pending in both chambers may not fare as well, but a few have already been endorsed ...

... unsustainable cycle. Garner argues the increased demand for state services necessitates either a future cut in services, a dramatic ... increased economic growth, which will reduce demand for state services. He, of course, prefers the latter. The elimination ...

... fiscal year beginning July 1 relies on $100 million in budget money to fill in gaps in the state's budget for some state services. Despite the funding gaps, Beebe signed into law more than $50 million worth of tax cuts, including his proposal ...

... all next time, but I won't know until we see two things: what the revenue forecast will be and what essential state services primarily education will require," Beebe told the group. Beebe repeated his promise and said he wouldn't let ...

... 2005, Altes co-sponsored unsuccessful legislation that would have required proof of legal status when applying for state services that aren't federally mandated and proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The League of United Latin American ...

... necessary, or at least reasonable, to meet essential state services and keep a balanced budget. But modern self-styled ... care so much about what many of us consider essential state services. By the contemporary definition of people on the ...