Although they are a drop in the bucket compared with broad-based taxes, cannabis tax revenues are still significant, even exceeding cigarette and alcohol tax collections in many states. In 2019, marijuana tax revenues represented about 0.36% of...

The sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and NATO allies—and the threat of more—will likely have ramifications for some U.S. states in particular and for the economy in general, some economists say.

“The dual banking system has been an extraordinary success in the United States, providing the country a strong and resilient banking system,” says Kentucky Rep. Adam Koenig (R), who serves on the House Banking and Insurance...

Unprecedented. Uncertain. Historic. Those words apply to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state budgets it disrupted—and the subsequent massive infusion of federal stimulus.

NCSL’s database tracking state allocations of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund aid reflects both previous priorities, as seen under the Coronavirus Relief Fund, and new spending trends:

The idea of the American Dream, that hard work can overcome humble beginnings, is increasingly illusory for a swath of Americans, policy expert and researcher David A. Williams told a session at NCSL Base Camp 2021 on Tuesday.