Fiscal 2003 State Budget Gaps
May 7, 2003
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Comments According to recent data compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the cumulative shortfall for fiscal 2003 state budgets has dropped from $25.7 billion in late January to $21.5 billion by late April. The following table provides a state-by-state look at those gaps.
| State |
Gap as of late January (dollars in millions) |
Current Estimated Gap (dollars in millions) |
Percentage that current gap is of general-fund budget |
| Alabama | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Alaska | $748 | $500 | 25.0% |
| Arizona | $343 | $0 | -- |
| Arkansas | $0 | $0 | -- |
| California | $8,500 | $8,200 | 10.9% |
| Colorado | $803 | $0 | -- |
| Connecticut | $650 | $0 | -- |
| Delaware | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Florida | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Georgia | $620 | $110 | 0.8% |
| Hawaii | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Idaho | $154 | $154 | 7.9% |
| Illinois | $592 | $1,580 | 6.5% |
| Indiana | $800 | $800 | 7.6% |
| Iowa | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Kansas | $150 | $105 | 2.4% |
| Kentucky | $106 | $0 | -- |
| Louisiana | $19 | $0 | -- |
| Maine | $43 | $15 | 0.6% |
| Maryland | $414 | $0 | -- |
| Massachusetts | $650 | $150 | 0.6% |
| Michigan | $158 | $0 | -- |
| Minnesota | $356 | $12 | 0.04% |
| Mississippi | $97 | $0 | -- |
| Missouri | $300 | $323 | 4.5% |
| Montana | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Nebraska | $174 | $224 | 8.5% |
| Nevada | $198 | $198 | 9.8% |
| New Hampshire | $58 | $23 | 1.9% |
| New Jersey | $1,100 | $1,100 | 4.7% |
| New Mexico | $0 | $0 | -- |
| New York | $2,500 | $2,500 | 6.3% |
| North Carolina | $0 | $125 | 0.8% |
| North Dakota | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Ohio | $720 | $0 | -- |
| Oklahoma | $292 | $352 | 7.8% |
| Oregon | $900 | $1,063 | 18.5% |
| Pennsylvania | $433 | $736 | 3.4% |
| Rhode Island | $0 | $37 | 1.4% |
| South Carolina | $348 | $468 | 8.6% |
| South Dakota | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Tennessee | * | $500 | 5.2% |
| Texas | $1,796 | $1,796 | 5.8% |
| Utah | $8 | $0 | -- |
| Vermont | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Virginia | $950 | $0 | -- |
| Washington | $133 | $133 | 1.2% |
| West Virginia | $20 | $30 | 1.0% |
| Wisconsin | $373 | $284 | 2.5% |
| Wyoming | $0 | $0 | -- |
| District of Columbia | $0 | $0 | -- |
| Total | $25,704 | $21,517 |
* Tennessee did not provide a figure for January.
SOURCE: National Conference of State Legislatures
Vol. 22, Issue 34, Page 22
Published in Print: May 7, 2003, as Fiscal 2003 State Budget Gaps
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