The Wall Street Journal published this map showing the percent change in revenues by state:

More specific data on the percent change and the total amount of the budget gap in each state:



Any guesses about what’s going on with Oregon there? According to this, its tax revenues are up 135%, but they still have a $442 million shortfall. Did they just have a much bigger shortfall in recent years, so that even a huge increase in revenues doesn’t close it? A mistake with the data?
