December 21, 2015 Ruling in Detroit bankruptcy case expected Tuesday A judge was expected to announce Tuesday whether Detroit can come up with a plan to get rid of $18 billion in debt in the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, a case that ultimately could crack a shield protecting public pensions and also put the city's extraordinary art collection up for grabs.
December 21, 2015 Plan to fix Illinois pension problem heads to House, Senate The Associated Press confirmed with six members of the 10-member panel that they had signed the measure Monday after arriving in Springfield for a special session.
December 21, 2015 In states' latest battle with organized labor, Illinois public unions target Democratic lawmakers The latest battle between organized labor and states trying to fix huge budget problems by cutting pension costs has resurfaced in Illinois, where public union leaders are waging an all-out effort to stop the Democrat-led campaign.
December 21, 2015 Citizens take law into own hands after cash-strapped Ore. county guts sheriff's office When budget woes reduced the sheriff's department in one rural Oregon county to a bare-bones force, residents decided to take matters into their own hands.
December 21, 2015 Illinois pension battle could create deeper fiscal hole With the fight over solving Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension shortfall now headed to the courts, the financially troubled state faces a grim possibility: The plan could be tossed, and Illinois could wind up in an even deeper fiscal hole than the one it's in now.
December 21, 2015 Restoration road map: How Kansas’ Capitol project doubled in cost About a month and a half from now, state officials will be swapping smiles, handshakes and grandiose praise beneath the shiny new gleam of the Kansas Capitol’s newly copper-clad dome. But there’s likely to be one fact that doesn’t get much play when state lawmakers celebrate the conclusion of Kansas’ epic restoration of the Capitol building: The price tag.
December 20, 2015 Arizona returning to gold rush roots with bill making gold legal tender The GOP-led Senate gave final approval Tuesday to the bill that could make Arizona the second state in the nation to recognize gold and silver as legal tender.
December 20, 2015 Detroit bankruptcy trial begins Wednesday The city of Detroit for months has disclosed the awful condition of its finances. Now it's up to a judge to determine if the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history really can go forward.
December 20, 2015 Vets march on Washington, roll into WWII memorial, protest outside White House Veterans marched on Sunday in Washington in protest of the partial government shutdown that has kept them and other Americans from visiting war memorials across the country, with support from several star conservatives.
December 20, 2015 Statue of Liberty reopens after New York state agrees to take over daily costs Lady Liberty was once again welcoming visitors to her shores Sunday after the state agreed to shoulder the costs of running the famed statue during the federal government shutdown.
