2/9: States face big costs from winter snow

Wall Street Journal: States face big costs from winter snow

State and local governments along the East Coast are struggling to figure out how to pay the bills for snow cleanup. More snow is predicted today and tomorrow for Eastern U.S. states.

In Virginia, the state DOT had budgeted $79 million for snow removal in the fiscal year that ends in June, with a $25 million emergency fund on top of that. Officials estimated that both pools of money had already been spent even before this past weekend's storm.

Also in the South:

ALABAMA: Sen. Shelby releases holds on 70 Obama nominees

ARKANSAS: Senate, House split over campaign fundraising

FLORIDA: State's top economist says unemployment will peak this summer

GEORGIA: Gov. Perdue says teachers support merit pay

KENTUCKY: Gov. Beshear announces expansion of energy efficiency program

LOUISIANA: Opinion: Plan could kill jobs in Louisiana

MISSISSIPPI: Lawmakers consider allowing advertising in and on school buses

NORTH CAROLINA: Legislature to redraw district maps based on this year's census

SOUTH CAROLINA: Segregation prompted state's school building spree in the 1950s

TENNESSEE: Hospitals push for temporary tax to cover cuts to TennCare

VIRGINIA: Senate passes anti-discrimination bill for state workers

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