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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Visit Stateline.org’s Election Central page for a list of the major state races and ballot issues from this election. This printable guide includes results, candidate information and will be continually updated as more results are known.Click here to see all the races and updated results

What Obama could do for states
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer

State officials are looking to President-elect Obama for help as the nation faces its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
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Election Day mostly smooth
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org Staff Writer

Six years after being ordered to overhaul their voting systems, states showed they were largely prepared for 2008’s historic election and near-record voter turnout.
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Of the 11 gubernatorial races in 2008, open seats in three races — two held by Democrats and one by a Republican — guaranteed new governors would be leading their states. Here are bios of the new faces heading to the governors’ mansions.

Delaware: Jack Markell (D)

New governor profile: Jack Markell (D)

Term expires: January 2013

Born: November 26, 1960

Family: Married, two children

Religion: Jewish

Education: B.A., Brown University; M.B.A., University of Chicago

Occupation: State treasurer

Experience: State treasurer, 1998-present

Military: None

Missouri: Jay Nixon (D)

New governor profile: Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon (D)

Term expires: January 2013

Born: February 13, 1956

Family: Married, two children

Religion: United Methodist

Education: B.S. and J.D., University of Missouri

Occupation: State attorney general

Experience: State attorney general, 1993-present

Military: None

	North Carolina: Beverly Perdue (D)
New governor profile: Beverly Perdue (D) Term expires: January 2013 Born: January 14, 1947 Family: Married, two children Religion: Episcopalian Education: B.A., University of Kentucky; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Florida Occupation: Lieutenant governor Experience: State representative, 1987-1990; state senator, 1990-2000; lieutenant governor, 2000-present Military: None

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Links to daily news and summaries of the governors' speeches

Full text of governors’ addresses going back to 2000

Dates for state of the state speeches

Read the latest news, analysis and research on the economic crisis in the states in Stateline.org's new Recession and Recovery special section.

The Stimulus and the
States
Follow how states are managing the stimulus money and which programs are receiving funding as part of the recovery effort using Stateline.org's stimulus special section.

Click here for a calendar of legislative sessions in 2010.

Click here to read summaries of action in all 50 states and major trends of the 2009 legislative session.

Stateline.org has compiled an extensive list of state issue political blogs to make it convenient for you to follow state government.

If a blog you find interesting and informative is not on our list, tell us about it by sending an email to editor@stateline.org.

Blogs organized by Issue

Blogs organized by State

Stateline.org has put together a list of state public policy resources organized by issue. Here, you will find useful links to essential information from government, academia, and think tanks. If you have a link to add, please email us.

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