Dirt from all 50 states

You're a political junkie, but you just can't get enough news about what's happening around the country at the state and local level. If that sounds like you, then check out PolState.com. With 90 contributors reporting from 44 states, PolState.com's got the latest scuttlebutt from coast to coast.

This week, you'll find out why Texas Democrats walked out of the legislature (some are in hiding in Oklahoma); how Lincoln, Nebraska stayed in Democratic hands; and what's happening with that critical special election in Braintree, Mass.

Oregon's contributors include Portland State grad student Jerome Armstrong, who runs MyDD.com -- an awesome blog focused on national politics. Yesterday, he contrasted the Texas walkout with the Oregon walkout of 2002.

This item was originally posted at MandateMedia.com on May 14, 2003.