November 11, 2008

Budget Hole

Deficit to require ‘dramatic’ actions
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 11, 2008
By STEVE PEOPLES
Journal State House Bureau

PROVIDENCE –– State leaders learned yesterday that Rhode Island is facing a gaping budget hole of $372 million for the current year, its largest mid-year deficit in nearly 20 years.

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Sources speaking on condition of anonymity suggested slashing Providence's generous graffiti remediation budget.




Just joshing.

PS
The answer to ProPil Pop Quiz #4 is... $70.99.

2 comments:

MegDC said...

Sure, after you returned all the materials you'd charged to low-level campaign staffers' credit cards. Hmph.

Rob said...

Woah, woah, woah, big sis. Those were "itemized coordinated expenditures", and I didn't return them. I used them, and then as we had planned all along, donated every last $300 silk blouse to charity. Sexist!