State sez: Oops. Make that $4 million less.

Wonders never cease, and life's anything but boring in the bowels of the Open Air Museum.

Seeing as Dan Coffey went over-the-top punitive at the drop of the state's misplaced fedora, and immediately appointed himself judge, jury and executioner, must the show trials (and special hearings) go on?

Or will he ape the Fonz and say, "I was wr ... rr ... on ... on ... nn ... g"?

New Albany budget cut lowered to $813,376, by Daniel Suddeath.

New Albany will only have to cut $813,376 from its 2009 budget as opposed to the $4.8 million figure thrown out last week, state officials confirmed Tuesday.

State Rep. Ed Clere and a spokeswoman from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance stated in a conference call with The Tribune that due to an “accounting error”, the actual amount of the budget shortfall turned in to New Albany last week was wrong.

4.8 million more reasons to never vote Republican, ever.

Yes, admittedly the patio budget went a bit over the estimate, and since we'd been given a blank check and all, maybe writing it for $4.8 million was extreme. After all, that million clams from the Garner administration never came to roost and ... well, discussion, anyone?

New Albany told to slash 2009 budget, by Chris Morris (News and Tribune).

An order sent from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance has left city officials scratching their heads.

State auditors have ordered $4.8 million be cut from the 2009 budget this year, according to Deputy Mayor Carl Malysz.