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State Tax Revenue Drops Most In 50 Years; Taxpayers Frugal With Refunds
• Michael Shedlock / MishInitial data for the first quarter of 2009 showed 41 states reporting that overall tax collections were down 12.8% in January and February versus the same two months in 2008, the report said.