Gas busting budgets across USA USATODAY.com -

USATODAY.com - Gas busting budgets across USA:

"Soaring gas prices are slamming cities, school districts and sheriff's departments across the USA, forcing local governments to scrimp, save and borrow to pay the price at the pump.

School buses, snowplows and squad cars, which burn millions of gallons of gas a year, can burn million-dollar holes in budgets.

'It's really wreaking havoc,' says Jeff Esser, CEO of the Government Finance Officers Association. 'They really have two choices: Raise taxes or cut back on other programs or services. That's it.'"