{
  "id": 15764622,
  "title": "Half Of U.S. States (Inofficially) Spend More Than They Make",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/half-of-u-s-states-inofficially-spend-more-than-they-make",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:56:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Forbes",
    "slug": "forbes",
    "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/katharinabuchholz/2026/10/20/half-of-us-states-inofficially-spend-more-than-they-make/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Calculations made by think tank Truth in Accounting show that around half of U.S. states spend more than they bring in every year despite most not declaring this.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}