Word: 48th
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...which has reduced funding for public education in the past two years--officials already expect that they will be forced to cut 19 percent from state education funds to ease the budget crisis. If CLT passes, that figure could jump to 38 percent, education officials estimate. Massachusetts now ranks 48th among the 50 states in per capita spending on education...
...possibly. The fact is, Californians approached Proposition 111 with trepidation, even though the state's 9 cents-per-gal. gas tax, last increased in 1983, is one of the lowest in the country. (The national average is 15.8 cents.) No wonder then that California ranks 48th among the 50 states in per capita spending for highways -- with predictable results. In a motor-happy state, the highways are crumbling and inadequate...
...York's bond ratings tumbled to 48th in the nation, a survey ranked the state 43rd in financial management, and a budget crunch has prompted talk of tax hikes. Cuomo is only one polluted harbor away from becoming the next Michael Dukakis...