I'm in AZ. We have tons of budget cuts going on around here. They might not affect federal courts, though. There are enough things going on that it's hard to keep track, really, which is why I asked.
> We have tons of budget cuts going on around here.
Your second-hand source doesn't show "tons of budget cuts." It says that the 2012 budget is 20% less than the budget four years earlier but a slight increase from 2012 to 2013. (And, objective sources don't use words like "sneaky".) 20% is tough, but what should they do when revenues fall? (If you say "tax increase", I'll ask why you think that govt spending $1 is better than me spending it.)
Yes, AZ has cut funding for some things. The increase means that it has increased spending on others. While I'm sympathetic to an argument that the new priorities are wrong, you have to actually make that argument, showing that the things getting more money shouldn't. No, you don't just get to say "they cut spending on {sacred cow}".
> Your second-hand source doesn't show "tons of budget cuts." It says that the 2012 budget is 20% less than the budget four years earlier
We may have different definitions of "budget cut." That, or you object to the adjective I used. What adjective you would use if your pay was cut by 20% for four years? I suppose most people would use a four-letter one, but I could be wrong.
To be honest, though, I consider this whole thread a derail. I wanted to find out how the federal courts were doing, not to get attacked by someone stressed out over taxes.
http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Arizona_state_budget