State budget cuts affect local government agencies, citizens

The denial of Measure 28 last week by voters means a variety of cuts to state services that will have local effects for individuals and government agencies.

Measure 28 would have restored $310 million in cuts to the state budget for 2001-03, which has been reduced from $12.3 billion to $11.2 billion over the last year. The Measure would have increased income taxes by .5 percent for three years. It would have prevented cuts from…

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