Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Economist warns states not to balance budgets with stimulus cash

By Lisa Autry

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-845853.mp3

Bowling Green, Ky – Before adjourning the special session, Kentucky lawmakers plugged a budget gap mostly by using federal stimulus money. A University of Tennessee economist is warning states the economy will still be weak when stimulus funding runs out in two years. Dr. Bill Fox says recessions are never one or two year events. Lisa Autry reports.