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In response to cutbacks in state funding, the Marin Community Foundation has decided to shift between $1 million and $2 million from its environmental program work to address gaps in the regional social safety net....

The nation's battered state governments face a collective $41 billion budget gap next fiscal year, a survey released Wednesday found.

The foundation will award grants of up to $400,000 to four organizations to evaluate the impact of programs designed to close racial and ethnic gaps in care, with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease, depression, and diabetes....

Some U.S. states facing steep budget gaps have resorted to tax policies that could be harmful over the long term, a non-profit research group said Monday.

Driven by widening gaps in educational opportunities and persistent gaps in achievement, the seven-year initiative will support organizations working to promote a just and fair public school system in seven urban areas....

Recession-weary Americans aren't gambling the way they used to -- and that could be a problem for many U.S. states already struggling with record budget gaps due to the weak economy.

To bridge budget gaps this year, several states are levying large taxes on high-income earners and raising sales taxes. But a taxpayer group sees flaws.

The bad news about state budgets just keeps getting worse. Only three weeks into the new fiscal year, gaps are already opening up.

And the shortfalls are only expected to grow.

As school districts face budget gaps, some teachers are offering to forgo raises, take pay cuts or dig into their own pockets.

Several states are considering the rare step of raising gasoline taxes to help fill growing budget gaps and potholed roads.