claim: says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.
author: elizabeth ames jones
evidence_1: jun 22, 2018 ... the state has secured $10 million for the financially strapped district that will  allow it to pass a balanced budget that does not cut teacher positions or  programs. ... cuts, borrowing from a fund balance and raising taxes 3.7 percent. ...  he said friday he believes allentown was able to escape financial recovery ...
evidence_2: ... that state legislators could balance the budget without a tax hike or undue cuts  to ... on the promise that services could be delivered, a $10 billion shortfall  overcome, and the state's economic competiveness enhanced without raising  taxes,” said ... “texas voters said loud and clear they wanted to hold the line on  taxes and ...
evidence_3: jan 10, 2011 ... “i am confident we will meet our state's needs within this revenue estimate by ...  yet, we balanced that budget, increased funding for public education, ... budget  challenges the legislature faces during the 82nd session," said rep. ... a $10  billion budget shortfall without raising taxes and positioned texas for ...
evidence_4: aug 15, 2016 ... years of cuts in state funding for public colleges and universities have ... and four -year colleges is nearly $10 billion below what it was just prior to the recession. ...  in federal student aid and the availability of tax credits have not kept up, ... large  tax cuts threaten current and future higher education funding.
evidence_5: oct 16, 2018 ... it wasn't said directly, of course, but the u.s. treasury officially reported ... given  the federal government's overall $113 billion deficit increase, you might ... had  the tax changes not been enacted, the federal deficit in 2018 would ... goal of  balancing the federal budget in 10 years out of reach, it makes even ...