A glance at noteworthy budget and economy news from around the country.

States are starting to scramble as they collect much less tax revenue than they accounted for in their budgets, the New York Times reports.

A selection of budget and econ stories from across the fifty states.

A selection of budget and econ stories from across the fifty states.

Cities around the country face crushing budget crises and declining employment.

The federal government doles out approximately $500 billion in state aid each year, but now that aid may end up on the supercommittee’s chopping block.

West Virginia received failing marks on its March transparency scorecard according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

Frustration and angst is growing among consumers across the nation, but varies among states.

Surprise, confusion and frustration pervade reactions to nearly 200 super-downgrades of municipal credit ratings that occurred over the past year.

In anticipation of the new state unemployment numbers to be released tomorrow, we take a look back at the Presidential bus tour states’ budgets.