The Nation : Governors Attack Budget

The nation’s governors attacked President Reagan’s budget as “a one-way street” that shifts responsibilities to the states without providing the money to pay for them. A report called “Federalism and the States 1986” said the governors agreed that reducing the federal deficit must be a high priority. They also renewed their call for consideration of defense cuts and tax increases as steps toward that goal. The report was released by Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the National Governors Assn., the day before the opening of the group’s annual winter meeting in Washington.