According to the Text, Just as the Economy Began to Improve

Multiple Choice

According to the text, just as the economy began to improve and state revenues started increasing, a new threat arose to threaten the newly balanced budget. It was the

A) rising interest rates that increased the cost of borrowing.
B) increasing health care costs due to recent efforts to reform the health care system.
C) underfunded state pension system.
D) rising salaries of teachers.
E) state's public unions threatening a strike.