Republicans made significant progress in capturing statehouses and governors' seats, which will give them a decided advantage in drawing legislative and Congressional districts based on the 2010 census.
"There is still a great degree of economic angst among workers," said Mark Sanford, the Republican governor of South Carolina, which will hold a primary Tuesday.
NARAL is spending $30,000 for the spot — the first independent expenditure in the governor's race — which will be broadcast on NY1 in New York City and on comparable cable news stations in Buffalo and Albany.
Mr. Larson makes no secret of wanting to inspire a sense of urgency in Utah's Governor and Legislature, which will hold a special session May 13 to weigh options.
Republicans and Democrats both have competitive primaries Aug. 28 to pick their nominees for the open governor's race, which will likely remain a toss-up until the end.
The governor's bill, which will be proposed as part of the package of budget bills that lawmakers must approve by April 1, will call for spending about $50 million to finance the treatment programs and additional drug courts that the legislation calls for.
"Lots of the details of the UW System including funding and flexibility will be released in the governor's budget, which will be introduced (next) Tuesday," he said.
And they've all been stalled because of the personal animosity between the governor and the mayor, which will not exist between the next governor and the next mayor".
Ryan Lizza, who writes in this week's magazine about the failure of recent climate-change legislation, points to California's Global Warming Solutions Act, signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006, which will take effect in 2012 unless voters decide to delay it.
The central bank governor hopes bond notes, which will have no value outside Zimbabwe and are a cash substitute, will help exporters – because at the moment Zimbabwe imports more than it exports.
