state spending

Total state spending will increase by 6.1 percent over this year.

But others became concerned that state spending was too high.

State spending has been flat for the past five years.

Says state spending should be reduced, but does not say how.

The financial reports, the most recent available, cover state spending through the end of last year.

But there are other ways to measure growth in state spending.

State spending has risen nearly 25 percent in just four years.

Only one of the four ballot questions calls for new state spending.

For the same reason, state spending on public safety programs would likely have to be reduced.

By contrast, in the last 15 years, state spending rose an average of 6.8 percent a year.

The House bill includes no requirement for such state spending.

Total state spending, including Federal grants, increased by 6 percent.

At the same time, state spending outside federal grants rose 8.8 percent.

But for many years, he said, "we have not made good decisions" on state spending.

"I will put in place a real cap on state spending," he said.

Under the budget passed in April, total state spending was to increase by 8 percent over last year.

Appropriations account for less than half of total state spending.

Cutting smoking is the best way to cut state spending.

Though the economy recovered in subsequent years, state spending did not.

The House would have eliminated all requirements for such state spending.

Medicaid accounts for about 20 percent of all state spending.

Today, we have lowered state spending for the first time in generations.

As a result, state spending will have to be savagely cut.

First, he said, any plan must include some formal controls on the growth of state spending.

But when it came to the lawmakers themselves, state spending was headed up, not down.