As they see it.

• Position: State legislators on various issues

"At the end of the day, it is going to be one of the most successful General Assemblies in the history of Iowa."

Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R), alluding to a K-12 education overhaul, property tax reform and health care expansion enacted during the two-year session ending May 2, in the Des Moines Register.

"The state has had this policy for over 100 years and hasn't deemed it necessary to change the law, and I don't see any reason why we would."

Texas Senator Jose Rodriguez (D), speaking against a bill that would lift Texas's long-standing ban on carrying weapons in full view, which 17 states allow, in the Amarillo Globe-News.

"Our esteemed AG once again making up the law."

Tweet by Virginia Delegate Gregory Habeeb (R) after state Attorney General Mark Herring announced some undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children can qualify for in-state college tuition, in the Washington Post.

"It concerns me that we've taken away the laser beam and applied a baseball bat."

Tennessee Representative Tony Shipley (R) about a bill that would have created a misdemeanor charge for disruptive picketing, which Shipley considered overly broad, in The Tennessean.

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