On July 10, 1967, however, the state shifted the routes onto the present-day expressway south of town.

At the same time, local governments are being forced to pick up the slack as this strapped state shifts more costs downward.

Ms. Green complained the state had repeatedly shifted directions and changed its numbers.

In the last year, the state has shifted some expenses away from local governments.

His opponents maintain that the state has shifted costs to local governments and forced them to raise property taxes to preserve services.

Local communities claimed the state was shifting the burden to local property taxpayers.

The House bill calls for spending $37.6 billion on this program, although it allows the states to shift some of that money to mass-transit programs.

A new rule issued by the Reagan Administration would allow states to shift more of the cost to the patients.

And the state has shifted the bill to the communities.

Two other states shifted either to Republican control or to a tie.