US local debt problems

• Democrats Warn Aid Cuts Will Devastate New Jersey’s Cities
• Budget cuts force high schools to trim down athletics (Syracuse)
• Minnesota credit rating downgraded amid budget crisis
• First 328 Layoff Notices for State Employees Reported, Thousands More Expected (CT)
• Pa. Budget Cuts Economic Development By 35 Percent
• Union: Conn. prison cuts will result in riots
• Oregon agency to close 3 sex offender units
• Budget cuts hit Louisiana state parks, museums
• Updated: County Taxes Head Up 26 Percent (DeKalb, GA)
• Cal State Hikes Tuition 12 Percent
• Minnesota shutdown stirs debate over who gets paid
• Seattle May Fix Battered Streets With Big Increase In Car Tab Fees
• Kane tacks $10 onto traffic fines  to fund child center (IL)