Wisconsin protests go wide to Indiana and other states across the Midwest. Thousands of public workers are descending on state capitols to protest states' attempts to balance budgets by stripping unions of bargaining power.
President Obama wants to let states suspend billions in interest payments on money borrowed from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits.
More than two years after the financial crisis' credit crunch, many cities and states are still feeling the effects — worries about budget deficits has borrowing costs up and the municipal bond market is struggling. Stacey Vanek Smith reports.