Article: FISCAL REPORT CARD ON GOVS DUE FOR RELEASE


United Press International
02-02-2001
Fiscal report card on govs due for release

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) --The Cato Institute will release its biennial fiscal report card on the nation's governors at a news conference on Feb. 12. The report card grades 47 governors, including former Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

Gov. Paul Cellucci of Massachusetts will speak at the event.

Two governors will receive an "A," three will receive an "F," and the rest are in between. Three governors were excluded for methodological reasons.

The report card is based on objective criteria of each governor's fiscal performance. Those who cut taxes and spending the most receive the highest grades. Those who increased ...

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