Good morning. States are seeing incomes fall sharply as the economy falters. Some lawmakers in some states are pushing the idea of selling public property to raise cash for revenue shortfalls: Like families pawning the silver to get through a tight spot, states such as Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois are thinking of selling or leasing toll roads, parks, lotteries and other assets to raise desperately needed cash. This appears undisciplined at best, and like Russian-style post-Soviet... read more
