As they see it.

"Unfortunately, the states have led where Congress has fallen down on the job."

--Maryland Delegate Tom Hucker, who worked to pass the nation's first statewide living-wage law in 2007, in the Christian Science Monitor.

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"The Citizens United case blew a hole in things, but it didn't tell us how to patch it up."

--Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, to the Associated Press, about the Supreme Court's rejection of campaign spending limits.

"When it takes effect, holy cow, it will be like shooting fish in a barrel."

--Chief of Detectives Stew Graham, Yakima County, Wash., about the new law that changes texting or talking without a headset while driving into a primary traffic offense, in the Yakima Herald-Republic.

"One improved forecast does not stability make."

--Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, in the Denver Business Journal, after receiving a favorable economic forecast.

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"Why not just have the teachers wear a uniform similar to NASCAR drivers?"

--John Green, supervisor for school...