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MA Faces "Point of Reckoning"

The financial crisis in the US has revealed weak spots in the Massachusetts economy.

That's according to a new report by the public policy think-tank, MassINC. It tallies the impact of the state's budgetary pressures and rising health care costs, against the backdrop of a looming recession.

Cameron Huff wrote the study, "Point of Reckoning: Two Decades of State Budget Trends." He talks about it with
WBUR's Bob Oakes.

This program aired on March 20, 2008. The audio for this program is not available.

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Bob Oakes Senior Correspondent
Bob Oakes was a senior correspondent in the WBUR newsroom, a role he took on in 2021 after nearly three decades hosting WBUR's Morning Edition.

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