December 20, 2015 Unlucky winners: Illinois lottery halts payouts of over $600 over state budget deadlock Feeling like you've hit the jackpot through the Illinois Lottery? Well, think again.
December 20, 2015 Chicago sued over 'amusement tax' on streaming services Netflix, Spotify A group of Chicago residents is suing the city for allegedly trying to sneak in a 9 percent tax on streaming services like Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime.
December 20, 2015 Kansas to cap welfare ATM withdrawals at $25 per day Kansas is bleeding money. Lawmakers in the Sunflower State have been scrambling for years to make up a $400 million revenue gap following a 2012 income tax cut that left deep holes in the state budget.
December 20, 2015 California Dems push to repeal 'welfare queen' law California Democrats are trying to reverse a decades-old state law that bars families from getting extra welfare money for having an additional child, describing the law as "sexist" and "classist" -- despite concerns that repealing it could compound the state's money woes.
December 20, 2015 Amtrak crash reignites Capitol Hill debate over infrastructure spending, burden of sequester House Speaker John Boehner was having none of it Thursday morning.
