State Budget Crisis Task Force Report

AUGUST 12, 2012

The State Budget Crisis Task Force was convened in June 2011 and issued its report in July 2012.

The top line quote from the main site states:

State finances are not transparent and often include hidden liabilities as well as rapidly growing responsibilities which are difficult to control. While state revenues are gradually recovering from the drastic decline of the Great Recession, they are not growing sufficiently to keep pace with the spending required by Medicaid costs, pensions, and other responsibilities and obligations. This has resulted in persistent and growing structural deficits in many states which threaten their fiscal sustainability. [emphasis added]

Full report (pdf)