Robust State Budgets Show Signs of Economic Recovery, Survey Finds

By Lonnie Harp

State governments are showing wide-ranging signs of recovery from the recession that shocked and paralyzed them early in the 1990's, a survey of state finances shows.

From increased tax collections to robust year-end balances, state budgets are showing the signs of a solid national economy, according to the "Fiscal Survey of the States," released last week by the National Governors' Association and the National Association...