What’s The Best Way For States To Overcome A Budget Shortfall?

| May 14, 2015 

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With Alabama facing a budget shortfall of more than $250 million, legislators have a few ideas on how to fill the gap: a lottery, gambling, raising taxes. But what works best? Alabama’s not the first state with budget problems. How have other states fixed their budgets?

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