A handful of states’ budgets have fared better in comparison with others so far this recession, although a number of these states expect their budgets to worsen.
States without a budget gap in 2010
Montana
North Dakota
States with the biggest percentage increases in general-fund spending, 2008-10
1. North Dakota, 32.2%
2. Massachusetts, 16.1%
3. Connecticut, 6.5%
4. Nebraska, 4.1%
5. Arkansas, 3.6%
States that increased spending on higher education by the greatest percentage, 2008-10
1. North Dakota, 18.5%
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