Read more state legislature stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15703/state-legislature.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:11:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69577/kennedy-successor-may-come-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's possible that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be able to name a senator to fill Ted Kennedy's seat sometime next week, the Boston Globe reports. Proponents of the plan say they've now got enough votes, barely, in both state chambers to pull it off. The situation is diciest in...http://www.newser.com/story/69577/kennedy-successor-may-come-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 16:06:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66765/calif-gay-rights-group-delays-push-for-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of California's biggest and most influential gay rights groups says it will delay a ballot push to overcome the state's ban on same-sex marriage until 2012, the Los Angeles Times reports. Equality California, which led the failed effort to defeat Prop 8 in November, says there is too little...http://www.newser.com/story/66765/calif-gay-rights-group-delays-push-for-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 15:46:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66627/alaskas-legislature-overrides-palin-stimulus-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlaska’s legislature voted yesterday to override Sarah Palin’s veto of $28 million in stimulus cash to defray energy costs, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Such an override requires the support of 75% of votes; the measure passed by a hair. “Instead of being the last state in the union to...http://www.newser.com/story/66627/alaskas-legislature-overrides-palin-stimulus-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 7:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66401/calif-senator-to-sue-schwarzenegger-over-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leader of California's Senate says he'll take Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to court for using line-item vetoes to slash another $500 million from the budget deal he was sent last week, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Democrat Darrell Steinberg accuses Schwarzenegger of overstepping his authority by making the cuts. "We...http://www.newser.com/story/66401/calif-senator-to-sue-schwarzenegger-over-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 6:24:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64658/sneak-attack-on-electoral-college-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOpponents of the Electoral College are making progress on an end run around the institution with the goal of setting up a system that would decide the presidential election solely on the popular vote, Tara Ross writes for the Weekly Standard . “Formally eliminating the Electoral College through a constitutional amendment...http://www.newser.com/story/64658/sneak-attack-on-electoral-college-gains-ground.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 13:42:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63486/top-5-states-of-confusion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s not easy being an elected official in a time of crisis, but a select few governors are having a particularly tough time. And some of them are even trying to get reelected . Politico looks at the 5 worst-off states: California: No surprise here. The state's issuing of IOUs is...http://www.newser.com/story/63486/top-5-states-of-confusion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 12:14:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61596/spitzer-i-love-new-york-senate-mayhem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMadness has descended on Albany, NY. When two Democrats switched sides at the last minute, the Democrats literally locked the Republicans out of the state senate, followed by name calling, court action, and threats to hold a session in an empty field. And that’s actually an improvement, writes Eliot Spitzer...http://www.newser.com/story/61596/spitzer-i-love-new-york-senate-mayhem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 9:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59552/calif-voters-torpedo-budget-crisis-measures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornian voters soundly rejected five ballot measures that would keep the hard-hit state economically solvent until the end of the year, on a turnout of little more than 10%. The vote against extended tax increases and capped spending is a sharp rebuke to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state legislators who...http://www.newser.com/story/59552/calif-voters-torpedo-budget-crisis-measures.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 6:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58240/maine-gov-signs-gay-marriage-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust hours after the Maine Legislature gave final approval to gay marriage today, Gov. John Baldacci signed the bill into law, the Kennebec Journal reports. When it takes effect 90 days after the legislative session ends in June, Maine will become the fifth state to allow same-sex nuptials. “This is...http://www.newser.com/story/58240/maine-gov-signs-gay-marriage-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 11:50:57 CDT