I love the beard…

Budget ax falls on New York
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/19/news/economy/New_York_budget_deficit/index.htm

25 State Unemployment Funds Bankrupt; Credit Card Defaults at Record Levels;
Look on the Bright Side
http://www.howestreet.com/articles/index.php?article_id=12230

Two Dozen States Unemployment Funds in the Red, Nine More Within Six Months
http://www.propublica.org/feature/unemployment-funds-in-the-red-propublica-predicts-nine-more-within-0119

More and more states on budget brink
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/14/news/economy/states.woes.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2010011713

Massachusetts schools brace for deep cuts
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/budgetblues/2010/01/massachusetts_schools_brace_fo.html