Across all three categories of consumption, there is a large gap between hard hit states and states that largely avoided the housing collapse. (houseofdebt.org)
«This is some of the most important legislation that's hit this state in perhaps our history,» the Republican governor said. (cnbc.com)
Advocates cite the good polling on public financing, their grassroots support and, of course, the parade of corruption scandals that have hit state government in the last two months. (nystateofpolitics.com)