As they see it.

• Position: State legislators on various issues - Brief article

"My goal is to have a bipartisan approach that results in comprehensive legislation to lessen violence in our communities."

--Connecticut Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams (D) in the Hartford Courant, on how to tackle the gun issue following the school shooting in his state.

"No studies, no fracking. Until these studies are undertaken, there will be no drilling in Maryland."

--Delegate Heather R. Mizeur (D) in The Washington Post, on efforts to extend a hydraulic fracturing moratorium and fund studies on the controversial drilling practice.

"I would be surprised if that bill even got a hearing in committee."

--Florida Representative Mike Fasano (R) in The Miami Herald, on a proposal by the Miami Dolphins for the state to kick in $3 million a year to improve older stadiums.

"It seems as though there hasn't been any appetite to do anything about this. Some of my colleagues fear they'll offend people by going after these laws because many of them deal with morality."

--Massachusetts Senator Cynthia Stone Creem (D) in the...