This week's roundup will be a little bit abbreviated, as I'm on the road this week to visit family in Oklahoma. Always interesting, of course, as we're spending the first few days in the "single stoplight town" of Checotah, OK, which has since added a stoplight to accommodate the new Super WalMart near the highway.
Already I've seen several commercials for the gubernatorial candidates running to see who will replace term-limited Democrat Brad Henry. Democratic nominee Lt. Gov Jari Askins has a good one on women in the workplace:
And Republican Drew Edmonson wants to drill, baby drill and frack, baby, frack:
Anyways, because I'm on the road with limited time to trawl through each state's blogosphere for links, this week's roundup will be limited to only the bloggers who sent me links for consideration. Please feel free to add any important state and local stories in comments!
Kentucky: Rand Paul attends a Christian Homeschool Educators of Kentucky conference, and hilarity ensues.
Ohio: Plunderbund makes Republican children cry in Ohio by pointing out that their mythical advantage doesn't really exist.
Missouri: .Sean at Fired Up Missouri makes light of the evolving status of Republican Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder's "Health Care InAction" lawsuit against the recently passed federal healthcare reform. Sarah Jo at Show Me Progress reports on her tour of the Tyson Research Center, a new research facility built according to sustainable building practices. And Adam at STL Activist Hub laughs at the latest media attempt to resuscitate the Tea Party set.
Texas: TXSharon at Blue Daze has a new report on the health risks of natural gas production, and Off the Kuff reports on the latest EPA action in Texas.
Maine: Gerald Weinand at Dirigo Blue prints a press release from Chellie Pingree on her decision to vote against supplemental funding for the war in Afghanistan. And he also catches GOP Paul LePage in another gaffe] about forest management.
California: Howie Klein of Down With Tyranny mocks Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) for his craptacular taxpayer-funded website and for his vote against the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act.
South Carolina: Howie at DWT also brings the focus back to Rob Miller, the Democrat running against Joe "You Lie!" Wilson.
Colorado: Howie also thinks that the Republican nominee for Senate, Ken Buck, might be the looniest candidate running for US Senate, worse than Angle, Paul, or Toomey.
Virginia: lowkell at Blue Virginia has a couple of pieces on AG Ken Cuccinelli, asking if he's Virginia's Blagojevich, and reports on the University of Virginia's legal response to Cuccinelli's crusade against academic freedom. And the ever-prolific Howie Klein looks at Virginia Foxx's opponent, Billy Kennedy, and his views on campaign finance.
Alabama: Mooncat at Left in Alabama looks at the mess made of the sewer and water system by poor financing decisions in Jefferson County.
Rhode Island: Brian Hull at RI Future believes there's a real opportunity for progressives in the state legislature and looks at 8 progressives running this year.