WSJ: States shut down to save cash

Front page above-the-fold story in this morning's Wall Street Journal on states shutting down to save money to save cash. "Maine, Maryland, Michigan Slash Service; 'Nightmare' at California Vehicle Registry" is the subheadine. In a striking graphic, it shows that Washington state has eliminated 7,000 jobs; California has shed 27,000 teachers and drivers cannot register their cars in person; and Arizona has laid off 1,000 workers and furloughed others 1-2 days a month. Back east, in Maryland, the state highway administration is operating half the usual number of traffic patrols and in Georgia 25,000 are facing furloughs and lawyers can't file papers with the state Court of Appeals. Some 38,000 are facing furloughs in Michigan.