BROKEN BUDGETS: Amid deficit gloom, some states enjoy surpluses

Saturday, November 5, 2011 | 4:52 p.m. CDT; updated 5:09 p.m. CDT, Saturday, November 5, 2011

JUNEAU, Alaska — The budget questions that sent Alaska lawmakers into special session this year had nothing to do with austerity measures or disagreements over cuts to state agencies or programs.

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