A final vote was delayed until May after senators return from a weeklong vacation.
A new report says one-third of states will face severe fiscal stress during the next economic downturn.
Massachusetts is deciding whether to keep marijuana tax revenue from anti-pot municipalities, stirring a debate that some states have already settled and others may face in the future.
Many have gotten themselves into a fiscal squeeze paying bills they ran up decades ago. View data for dozens of cities.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
The highly anticipated rules might spur lenders to lobby states to loosen their own laws.
Come November, voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that relaxes rules on home equity loans.