LEVEL OF STATE MOE EXPENDITURES IN FY 1997 THROUGH THE FOURTH QUARTER

ALABAMA 80%
ALASKA 81%
ARIZONA 81%
ARKANSAS 119%
CALIFORNIA 80%
COLORADO 94%
CONNECTICUT 80%
DELAWARE 114%
DIST.OF COLUMBIA 84%
FLORIDA 80%
GEORGIA 90%
HAWAII 82%
IDAHO 79%
ILLINOIS 76%
INDIANA 75%
IOWA 80%
KANSAS 87%
KENTUCKY 79%
LOUISIANA 93%
MAINE 116%
MARYLAND 75%
MASSACHUSETTS 75%
MICHIGAN 80%
MINNESOTA 80%
MISSISSIPPI 103%
MISSOURI 103%
MONTANA 80%
NEBRASKA 82%
NEVADA 77%
NEW HAMPSHIRE 75%
NEW JERSEY 80%
NEW MEXICO 460%
NEW YORK 75%
NORTH CAROLINA 86%
NORTH DAKOTA 80%
OHIO 85%
OKLAHOMA 75%
OREGON 76%
PENNSYLVANIA 80%
RHODE ISLAND 85%
SOUTH CAROLINA 77%
SOUTH DAKOTA 103%
TENNESSEE 80%
TEXAS 89%
UTAH 75%
VERMONT 163%
VIRGINIA 59%
WASHINGTON 82%
WEST VIRGINIA 93%
WISCONSIN 75%
WYOMING 81%

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