11.   In a possible bow to critics during an election year, the budget also includes increases in social spending, such as for education.

12.   In the last five years, he voted for budgets that included increases in taxing and spending in order to show support for Marino, he said.

13.   It also includes increases in hard money limits.

14.   It also included an increase in aid for school construction.

15.   It found that adult businesses have a negative impact on surrounding communities, including an increase in criminal activity.

16.   It also includes increases in spending on roads and other infrastructure projects and pensions for the elderly.

17.   Japanese stocks rose for a sixth day on optimism a fourth economic stimulus package was in the works and might include an increase in public works spending.

18.   Ms. Coletti of Newsday attributed the latest circulation declines to the same factors that have depressed circulation at many newspapers, including price increases.

19.   Much of that increase will be for personnel costs, including pay increases and improved pension and health care benefits.

20.   Neither the Democrats who control the Assembly nor the Republicans who control the Senate included an increase for anti-tobacco spending in the budget proposals they passed earlier this year.