Saturday Musings From Around The Nation: Blogging In 50 States

Here is a list of blogs from all 50 United States of America.

I got some on this list from Daily Kos and listed some that I found on Left Blogs. Just do a Google search for Lefty Blogs and the name of a State and you will be taken to a list of local blog posts and news stories.

A great way to spend a weekend exploring our nation from your computer.

-Alabama: Left in Alabama notes that the state is in a race to the bottom in terms of getting rid of jobs.

-Alaska: Mudflats points out that the state of Alaska is supporting efforts to silence Alaskans.

-Arizona: Arizona Netroots asks where the green jobs are.

-Arkansas: Blue Arkansas questions who the AFL-CIO supporots in state senate races.

-California: Calitics isn't surprised that Republicans are attacking the Democratic-proposed redistricting maps.

-Colorado: Square State introduced progressive legislative candidate Tracy Kraft-Tharp.

-Connecticut: CT News Junkie says there is a move to decertify AFSCME in the state.

-Delaware: Delaware Liberal gives a rundown of legislative candidates for 2012.

-Florida: Beach Peanuts lists the latest horrors from Gov. Rick Scott.

-Georgia: Blog For Democracy says that the Georgia Republican Party is planning to purge white Democrats.

-Hawaii: A list of lists for Hawaii-cenrtric news.

-Idaho: 43rd State Blues notes that Sen. Jim Risch compared Barack Obama to Casey Anthony.

-Illinois: Progress Illinois says that unions are calling on Gov. Pat Quinn to keep his word.

-Indiana: Blue Indiana Network applauds John Gregg's run for governor.

-Iowa: Bleeding Heartland points to a story of environmental groups going after the Iowa Farm Bureau for harassment and intimidation.

-Kansas: The Kansas Free Press says that unions are not happy about Gov. Sam Brownback's proposed voluntary retirement incentives.

-Kentucky: Page One notes Rand Paul's flip-flopping on military spending cuts.

-Louisiana: Daily Kingfish says that taxpayers are on the hook for $81,000 to defend the House redistricting map.

-Maine: Dirigo Blue says that Republicans are up to their same old tricks in redistricting the state.

-Maryland: a list of lists of local news... this ain't no tea party.

-Massachusetts: Blue Mass Group points out that Elizabeth Warren wants to talk to the voters and that the media isn't happy about it.

-Michigan: Michigan Liberal is skeptical about using volunteers to gather petitions for recall efforts.

-Minnesota: The Minnesota Independent notes that same-sex couples are suing to overturn the state's Defense of Marriage Act.

-Mississippi: a link to a list of links including Gulf Watchers Diaries on DKOS.

-Missouri: Fired Up Missouri says that establishment Republicans are pulling away from scandal-plagued Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.

-Montana: Left in the West links to commentary that Rep. Denny Rehberg (R) is getting himself in trouble with veterans.

-Nebraska: New Nebraska Network says that Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Jon Bruning has declared war on the poor and working class.

-Nevada: Las Vegas Gleaner wishes prominent candidates would talk about the real issues we face like lesser knwon candidates do.

-New Hampshire: Blue Hampshire shows Rep. Fank Guinta getting schooled by a constituent.

-New Jersey: Blue Jersey notes that Olympic hero Carl Lewis is running for state senate.

-New Mexico: Democracy of New Mexico sayd five AFSCME locals in the state are bucking the national to endorse a grassroots candidate.

-New York: The Albany Project says that State Sen. Greg Ball is an unlikely hero in the battle against fracking.

-North Carolina: BlueNC applauds the courts stopping the state's attack on Planned Parenthood.

-North Dakota: North Decoder calls out state Republicans for focusing on state college nicknames instead of important issues.

-Ohio: Plunderbund shoots down John Kasich's claim that unions are divided in the state.

-Oklahoma: Blue Oklahoma notes that the state's child poverty rate has gone up.

-Oregon: BlueOregon applauds Sen. Ron Wyden for his 600th town hall meeting.

-Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Progressive isn't excited about Sen. Pat Toomey being named to the supercommittee.

-Pennsylvania: Young Philly Politics needs their own link... Philadelphia is not like the rest of the State.

-Rhode Island: RI Future mourns the passing of state progressive leader Miguel C. Luna.

-South Carolina: Another list of lists of local blogs and news.

-South Dakota: A list of lists of news and blogs including who is boinking whom.

-Tennessee: KnoxViews asks Gov. Bill Halsem where the jobs are.

-Texas: Burnt Orange Report gathers the research on Rick Perry.

-Utah: The new Sheriff ain't drinking no tea.

-Vermont: Green Mountain Daily thanks Gov. Peter Shumlin for meeting with progressives in the state.

-Virginia: VB Dems says Gov. Bob McDonnell is auditioning to be vice president.

-Washington: HorsesAss makes the case that unions are more grassroots than corporations and the wealthy.

-West Virginia: West Virginia Blue links to a poll that sayd the majority of residents oppose mountain-top removal mining.

-Wisconsin: Uppity Wisconsin says that finishing the job of taking control of the State Senate is more important than recalling Scott Walker.

-Wyoming: Bitching about Dick Cheney's memoirs missing Vietnam War chapter