The 10 states in the worst financial condition with the highest taxpayer burdens are: Connecticut ($62,500), New Jersey ($58,300), Illinois ($57,000), Massachusetts ($38,100), Hawaii ($37,000), Delaware ($31,300), Kentucky ($26,000), Vermont ($24,700), California ($21,100) and New York ($20,100).
Democrats control the state government in seven of those states: Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii, Delaware, California and New York. In the remaining three — Massachusetts, Kentucky and Vermont — state government is under divided party control.
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The 10 states in the worst financial condition with the highest taxpayer burdens are: Connecticut ($62,500), New Jersey ($58,300), Illinois ($57,000), Massachusetts ($38,100), Hawaii ($37,000), Delaware ($31,300), Kentucky ($26,000), Vermont ($24,700), California ($21,100) and New York ($20,100).
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Democrats control the state government in seven of those states: Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii, Delaware, California and New York. In the remaining three — Massachusetts, Kentucky and Vermont — state government is under divided party control.
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