L.A. Times: States Face Budget Pain

Nevada has the nation's worse budget shortfall, according to this article....

States' only option now is budget pain
(Los Angeles Times, 2/8)

Washington state's predicament illustrates the brutal reality lawmakers are facing in the hardest-hit states. Washington's budget gap for 2010 will total 18.5% of its general fund, making it the sixth-worst situation in the nation. (Nevada is facing the most serious shortfall, with a 38% gap; California's 22% gap is the fourth-worst, behind Arizona at 28% and New York at 24%, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.)