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Annual tax revenue change: -3.8%
Jan.-Mar. 2008 tax revenue: $3.958 billion
Annual home value change: 2.23%

The state's economy has been impacted by a slowing housing market. The governor has asked state agencies to cut 4% to make up an expected shortfall in the $21 billion budget for the coming fiscal year.