by Calculated Risk on 2/12/2010 12:52:00 AM

From Reuters: New Jersey governor declares fiscal emergency

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday declared a "fiscal emergency," allowing him to reserve or freeze state spending as part of his plan to tackle one of the largest 2011 deficits among U.S. states.
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The deficit in the current budget, which ends on June 30, is $2.2 billion, while the gap in the following budget has spiked to $11 billion from a forecast of $8 billion in November ... the largest per-capita budget shortfall of any U.S. state

Just a late night budget update ...