States consider billions in cuts as deficits widen
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081106/capt.33af431a6cf243d786fa0485f42bc17e.meltdown_state_budgets_sc105.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=_yQvEoAdT4ooriAWj4e3Rg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses his proposed 1.5 percent sales tax increase during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Schwarzenegger proposed the sales tax increase, along with cuts to the current state budget, to help deal with California's fiscal crisis, which has created an $11.2 billion deficit.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081106/ap_on_re_us/meltdown_state_budgets)AP - The nation's economic meltdown is taking state budgets down with it ? especially in California, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he wants to close a $11.2 billion gap in part by raising sales taxes on everything from cars to Disneyland tickets.</p><br clear="all"/>
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