 The study was based on multiple metrics, including credit score, people with accounts in distress, bankruptcy filings, and more. Topping the list as the most financially stressed state is Michigan. And at the bottom of the list, just below Iowa, is New Jersey. I'm Dave Bohl. And a former employee of an eastern Iowa manufacturer claims the company bribed a city official. Craig Michaels explains. In a lawsuit, Tally Washburn says she was wrongfully terminated for blowing the whistle on safety concerns at CC.