States may feel pain from Super Committee failure

Many folks are wondering what the fiscal fallout will be from the Congressional Super Committee's failure to reach a deal on deficit reduction earlier this week. Federal law requires a series of automatic spending cuts to follow in the absence of such a deal. And among those potentially on the receiving end are state and local governments, many of which rely on federal spending and contracts to fuel their economies. Here's a helpful graphic showing how federal spending (both defense and otherwise) is spread among the 50 states. New Hampshire, you'll notice, claims a relatively small share of that pot.