Governor Strickland says he has ordered $540 million in new cuts and other state budget adjustments as revenue shortfalls continue.
Strickland said Wednesday the latest moves come on top of $733 million in cuts he ordered in February.
The governor says he's asking for a 4.75 percent cut in all state agency budgets. He says vital programs such as a homestead tax cut and an expansion of children's health care will be maintained.
The Democrat says he won't ask the Legislature to tap the state's $750 million rainy-day fund because that money may be needed in the future if the economy continues to worsen. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
