Fiscal Cliff Decision Left 'Uncertainty On The Table' For Some States

States Still Tip-Toe Along The Fiscal Cliff
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, Gov. Jerry Brown gestures during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif.. Gov. Jerry Brown checked off most of the items from his 2012 to-do list. He persuaded a majority of voters to pass his tax initiative in November, pushed changes to the public pension system through the Legislature and put California on stronger financial footing. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, Gov. Jerry Brown gestures during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif.. Gov. Jerry Brown checked off most of the items from his 2012 to-do list. He persuaded a majority of voters to pass his tax initiative in November, pushed changes to the public pension system through the Legislature and put California on stronger financial footing. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

State governments sighed with relief when Congress, at the eleventh hour, prevented the economy from skidding off the fiscal cliff. The two-month postponement of mandatory budget cuts put off reduction of federal aid to states and -- more importantly -- probably averted a new recession as well.

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