The last of the 2008 Doomsday scenarios is fading away
A recent report from the National Conference of State Legislatures says only a few states still face budget difficulties, while a growing number expect to finish 2013 with budget surpluses. Forbes

Illinois income tax collections rise 33% in April
States, which enacted a slew of tax changes in 2009 to deal with the effects of the 2007-2009 recession, have once again turned their attention to taxes now that their economies have largely stabilized, said Todd Haggerty, a policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures. Reuters in The Chicago Tribune

Pot regulations in Washington may differ from Colorado's
Eighteen states and Washington, D.C., allow the medical use of marijuana and 11 permit sales through dispensaries, according to the Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures. Bloomberg

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