Current/Upcoming Issues in State/Local Finance Search the news for recent articles (within the last 90 days) and describe the issue State/Local policy makers will have to address in the upcoming months. Provide background based on information learned during the semester, and offer your recommendations for consideration Example have-say-during-talks-over-budget.html? r0 This article discusses the role state/local policy makers seek in developing the upcoming federal budget. As we discussed in class, Federal grants provided significant funding for the states in dealing with the Great Recession of the last several years However, the funds under federal ARRA have essentially been spent, and states must look at other means to balance their budgets. Last year, the State of New York had a budget which provided minimal growth -funded in part by a tax on millionaires. This year; the state will be facing a budget deficit of over S1Billion, which will grow due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Policy makers will have to balance the budget by considering additional cuts to key spending areas, or Increasing revenue My recommendation would be for the Governor to consider additional tax increases to fund the deficit. Spending reductions have already been taken in key areas such as education, and although we spend more than many other states, districts need additional time to adjust to the impact of the property tax cap Current/Upcoming Issues in State/Local Finance Search the news for recent articles (within the last 90 days) and describe the issue State/Local policy makers will have to address in the upcoming months. Provide background based on information learned during the semester, and offer your recommendations for consideration Example have-say-during-talks-over-budget.html? r0 This article discusses the role state/local policy makers seek in developing the upcoming federal budget. As we discussed in class, Federal grants provided significant funding for the states in dealing with the Great Recession of the last several years However, the funds under federal ARRA have essentially been spent, and states must look at other means to balance their budgets. Last year, the State of New York had a budget which provided minimal growth -funded in part by a tax on millionaires. This year; the state will be facing a budget deficit of over S1Billion, which will grow due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Policy makers will have to balance the budget by considering additional cuts to key spending areas, or Increasing revenue My recommendation would be for the Governor to consider additional tax increases to fund the deficit. Spending reductions have already been taken in key areas such as education, and although we spend more than many other states, districts need additional time to adjust to the impact of the property tax cap