11.  But officials said the new restrictions would cover hundreds of other state services and programs, including many that were not contemplated under the initiative.

12.  Calls to the SHINE program, a state counselling service whose name stands for Serving Health Information Needs of Elders, have quadrupled since January.

13.  Clinton, who has been attacked by Wilson for not paying for federally mandated state services to illegal immigrants, defended his record on the immigration issue.

14.  Deputy Attorney General Charlton Holland disputed that, saying the measure was aimed only at the cost of state services.

15.  Each January, the state human services agency board adjusts rates based on cost reports submitted by nursing homes the previous year.

16.  Ebershed left state service to pursue his fortune in the California gold rush.

17.  Even before details emerged, advocacy groups scheduled rallies and lobbying blitzes to avert cuts that would damage state services.

18.  For decades, states have enrolled poor families in Medicaid when the families applied for other state services, such as cash welfare.

19.  Growth in schools, prisons and other state services will eat a good share of the surplus, legislative leaders have said.

20.  Gov. Gray Davis ordered that all non-essential state services be shut down.