Table A-1
Spending and Revenue Variables
Changes
Changes
in Revenues
Proposed Changes
in Actual
from Proposed
Spending
in Per Capita
Per Capita
Revenue
and Enacted
State
Governor
Score
Spending
Spending
Score
Tax Changes
Alabama
Bob Riley (R)
45
2.0%
8.5%
14
2.8%
Arizona
Janet Napolitano (D)
34
4.7%
7.6%
67
-0.9%
Arkansas
Mike Beebe (D)
41
4.6%
6.1%
61
-0.5%
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
57
1.0%
7.0%
43
0.8%
Colorado
Bill Ritter (D)
63
2.1%
3.7%
32
1.5%
Connecticut
Jodi Rell (R)
35
5.7%
5.9%
31
1.6%
Delaware
Ruth Ann Minner (D)
59
1.7%
5.3%
35
1.3%
Florida
Charlie Crist (R)
100
-1.4%
-1.1%
100
-4.9%
Georgia
Sonny Perdue (R)
74
0.7%
3.0%
52
0.1%
Hawaii
Linda Lingle (R)
38
4.9%
6.3%
74
-1.4%
Idaho
C. L. "Butch" Otter (R)
37
4.8%
6.6%
21
2.3%
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich (D)
38
6.6%
3.8%
0
4.6%
Indiana
Mitch Daniels (R)
68
2.4%
2.0%
65
-0.8%
Iowa
Chet Culver (D)
16
8.4%
8.0%
33
1.5%
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius (D)
38
4.1%
7.5%
57
-0.2%
Maine
John Baldacci (D)
74
0.0%
4.0%
50
0.2%
Maryland
Martin O'Malley (D)
66
3.0%
1.7%
0
4.6%
Massachusetts
Deval Patrick (D)
64
1.6%
4.2%
40
1.0%
Michigan
Jennifer Granholm (D)
75
0.9%
2.6%
32
1.5%
Minnesota
Tim Pawlenty (R)
71
0.8%
3.5%
49
0.3%
Mississippi
Haley Barbour (R)
29
4.8%
8.7%
53
0.1%
Missouri
Matt Blunt (R)
47
4.8%
4.0%
64
-0.7%
Montana
Brian Schweitzer (D)
15
5.1%
15.0%
51
0.2%
Nebraska
Dave Heineman (R)
37
5.2%
6.1%
100
-3.5%
Nevada
Jim Gibbons (R)
68
4.5%
-2.0%
60
-0.4%
New Hampshire
John Lynch (D)
55
3.9%
3.3%
35
1.3%
New Jersey
Jon Corzine (D)
27
5.8%
7.7%
33
1.5%
New Mexico
Bill Richardson (D)
36
4.9%
6.9%
77
-1.6%
North Carolina
Michael Easley (D)
50
2.7%
6.3%
47
0.5%
North Dakota
John Hoeven (R)
39
4.5%
6.7%
56
-0.1%
Ohio
Ted Strickland (D)
60
1.5%
5.4%
61
-0.5%
Oklahoma
Brad Henry (D)
44
4.3%
5.5%
71
-1.2%
Oregon
Ted Kulongoski (D)
26
6.8%
6.6%
23
2.2%
Pennsylvania
Edward Rendell (D)
42
4.5%
5.7%
37
1.2%
Rhode Island
Don Carcieri (R)
55
2.6%
5.0%
47
0.5%
South Carolina
Mark Sanford (R)
70
1.1%
3.4%
87
-2.3%
South Dakota
Mike Rounds (R)
57
2.4%
5.0%
50
0.3%
Tennessee
Phil Bredesen (D)
66
-0.1%
6.1%
49
0.4%
Texas
Rick Perry (R)
78
-0.2%
3.4%
57
-0.2%
Utah
Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R)
27
4.0%
10.3%
82
-2.0%
Vermont
James Douglas (R)
55
2.0%
5.9%
48
0.4%
Virginia
Tim Kaine (D)
54
2.6%
5.5%
27
1.9%
Washington
Christine Gregoire (D)
55
3.3%
4.2%
43
0.8%
West Virginia
Joe Manchin (D)
73
-2.0%
6.1%
72
-1.3%
Wisconsin
Jim Doyle (D)
56
3.3%
4.0%
41
0.9%
Wyoming
Dave Freudenthal (D)
8
6.2%
16.6%
66
-0.9%
Average of 46 states
50
3.2%
5.6%
50
0.3%
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