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There are 3 states and DC in Regular Session. CA and ND are meeting in 2009 Organizational Sessions. OH is in Skeleton Session. MA is in Informal Session. [more]

Upcoming Elections


12/02/2008 Georgia Special Runoff
US Senate (Senate Class 2 seat)

12/06/2008 Louisiana Special Primary
Senate District 3
US House (Congressional Districts 2 and 4)

12/16/2008 Texas Special Runoff
Senate District 17 (Kyle Janek)
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Top Story in The Capitol Journal


Medical errors cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars in the U.S. each year. But the feds have cut off payments to hospitals for fixing those flubs, and states are now looking to do the same. [more]

Other News This Week


BUDGET & TAXES
States making own economic stimulus plans

POLITICS & LEADERSHIP
Politics-as-usual in Albany kills budget deal

GOVERNORS
Will Napolitano head homeland security?


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 In the Hopper
State Net tracks tens of thousands of bills in all 50 states, US Congress, and the District of Columbia, at any given time. Here's a snapshot of what's in the legislative works:

Number of 2008 prefiles last week: 45

Number of 2009 prefiles last week: 517

Number of Intros last week: 468

Number of bills enacted/adopted last week: 178

Number of 2008 prefiles to date: 21,664

Number of 2009 prefiles to date: 3,168

Number of Intros to date: 92,606

Number of bills enacted/adopted overall to date: 28,183

(measures current as of 11/20/2008)