The Connecticut General Fund counts on 25% of slot machine revenues from casinos in the state.

The Governor's press office released a short preview video on YouTube Tuesday. If the teaser proves to be true, two big talkers will be the economy and education.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders were close to reaching a deal Monday for a $142 billion budget that would increase the state's minimum wage, cut small-business taxes and decriminalize small quantities of marijuana in New York City.

"I would love to cap off this session by reaching an agreement on the pension reform legislation and a way to fund any solution that we come up with so I haven't given up on that yet. We've been having really good conversations," Gov. Steve Beshear said.

About 400 firefighters showed up outside the Oklahoma Capitol to oppose a plan to consolidate state pension boards. The plan has the support of the governor and state treasurer.

Today the Tax Foundation is releasing the 2013 edition of Facts and Figures: How Does Your State Compare?, a pocket-sized guide ranking all fifty states on forty different measures of tax and fiscal policy. Topics include income tax rates, business tax climates, and excise taxes on products like beer, cigarettes, and gasoline.

The reason for the diversions: they have closed gaps in the state budget that would otherwise have to be closed with new money or less spending, with tax increases or budget cuts.

The Show-Me Institute published a study by Andrew Biggs, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, who claims that Missouri's unfunded pension liability is $54 million, nearly five times the official estimate of $11.1 million.

Washington state's budget shortfall grew by $300 million Thursday, primarily because the state miscalculated how much money it would save from moving certain Medicaid patients to managed care.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have met for weeks behind closed doors and reached some agreements on spending $143 billion.