Today's 50-State Blog Roundup

By Kenneth Quinnell — September 12, 2011

The 50-state blog roundup has existed over the years in various forms. The idea is to take a look at state and local blogs in order to see what important things are going on in state politics and campaigns, to get a preview of what's coming to the national stage and to recognize the work of great state and local bloggers.

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Alabama: Left in Alabama: State Democratic Party Chair Mark Kennedy is apparently a man of honor.

Alaska: Mudflats: "One Anchorage" is fighting to protect the rights of the LGBT community.

Arizona: Blog for Arizona: The Pima County Republicans' recent Glock raffle is part of a long pattern of gun fetishism.

Arkansas: Blue Arkansas: Republican State Senator Bruce Holland was convicted of numerous crimes associated with endangering the lives of others while running from the police.

California: Calitics: The American Chemistry Council is spending big bucks to buy the right to keep using toxic chemicals.

Colorado: Square State: Denver Public Schools are doing a good job teaching students who are learning English for the first time, will they be allowed to continue doing so?

Connecticut: My Left Nutmeg: Linda McMahon is running again.

Delaware: Delaware Liberal: Conservatived are launching "State Legislators for Legal Immigration."

Florida: The Progressive Professor: Pondering what things would be like if September 11th hadn't happened.

Georgia: Blog for Democracy: Troy Davis is set to be executed in 10 days for a crime he may not have committed.

Hawaii: Haven't found any progressive blogs for this state yet.

Idaho: No recent posts

Illinois: Progress Illinois: Rep. Adam Kinzinger rubs elbows with rich business interests while ignoring his constituents.

Indiana: No recent posts.

Iowa: Bleeding Heartland: Is Christie Vilsack's congressional run causing her husband, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, ethical problems?

Kansas: The Kansas Free Press: Is the state going to spend millions of dollars promoting "faith-based marriage."

Kentucky: Page One: Teabaggers in Kentucky are pushing a fiscally irresponsible candidate for auditor.

Louisiana: Daily Kingfish: Democratic politics in the state suffered a major loss this week as labor leader Vic Bussie passed away.

Maine: Dirigo Blue: Maine Republicans are trying to disenfranchise students.

Maryland: Maryland Juice: Maryland Republicans can't handle money very well.

Massachusetts: Blue Mass Group: Conservative activists in Massachusetts are engaging in illegal fundraising, it seems.

Michigan: Michigan Liberal: Republican Paul Scott is facing a recall.

Minnesota: MN Progressive Project: Rep. Chip Cravaack continues to show his hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Mississippi: A Liberal In the Midst: There are serious questions about how progressive the Democratic gubernatorial nominee is.

Missouri: Fired Up Missouri: Rep. Todd Akin says the EPA, Education and Energy Departments are unconstitutional.

Montana: Montana Cowgirl: Republicans are wasting taxpayer money on bogus voter fraud charges.

Nebraska: New Nebraska Network: Sen. Mike Johanns really is on point with the nonsensical right-wing talking points about government regulation.

Nevada: Las Vegas Gleaner: Exploring the connection between creationism and those who deny global warming.

New Hampshire: Blue Hampshire: New Hampshire has also lost a progressive icon, Bernard Boutin.

New Jersey: Blue Jersey: Chris Christie, Speaker Sheila Oliver and a whole lot of shenanigans in New Jersey politics.

New Mexico: Clearly New Mexico: State residents are certainly not happy with Gov. Susana Martinez and her right-wing agenda -- they're taking to the streets in protest.

New York: The Albany Project: Words about 9/11 from those who were there.

North Carolina: Blue NC: State senate leaders are trying to hide the fact that they are debating a marriage amendment.

North Dakota: North Decoder: Senate Majority Leader Ryan Taylor may be running for governor, which could be a good thing.

Ohio: Plunderbund: Gov. John Kasich fearmongers on the issue of overturning his bill to destroy collective bargaining.

Oklahoma: Blue Oklahoma: Hw the state would benefit from the American Jobs Act.

Oregon: Blue Oregon: Meet Congressional Candidate, apparently a good liberal, Brad Avakian.

Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Progressive: The state of working Pennsylvania.

Rhode Island: RI Future: It appears that state Republican have ousted "racist homophobe" Daniel Gordon.

South Carolina: SC Prog Blog: Carolina Democrats are fighting voter disenfranchisement.

South Dakota: Madville Times: Apparently the rent is too damn high for Dakota Republicans.

Tennessee: KnoxViews: Can you help a progressive blogger in Tennessee who lost everything in a fire that destroyed home and business.

Texas: Off the Kuff: Texas is getting gayer.

Utah: The Side Track: Lamenting the growth of anti-intellectual opposition to expertise.

Vermont: Green Mountain Daily: Lots of questions in Vermont about how to deal with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene.

Virginia: Not Larry Sabato: Republicans have candidates in 100% of the white-majority districts in the state senate.

Washington: Horse's Ass: State Republicans are in midlife crisis mode.

West Virginia: West Virginia Blue: Democrats are looking good in the governor's race.

Wisconsin: Blue Cheddar: People who paid to attend a Paul Ryan luncheon were arrested for asking questions.

Wyoming: Haven't found any progressive blogs for this state yet.

The list used to create the post can be found here. If you know of a progressive state or local blog that isn't on the list, e-mail me at quinnelk@hotmail.com and I'll add it.