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Channel catfish in upstream battle: In March, the Iowa Senate unanimously approved a joint resolution honoring the channel catfish as Iowa's state fish. Looking like Iowa would finally have an official state fish, Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 has been slowed by amendments in the Iowa House. House Amendment 1592, sponsored by Representatives Scott Raecker and Dolores Murtz, substituted the bluegill for the channel catfish. Representative Mike May countered with House Amendment 1616, substituting the "chocolate chip cookie" for the channel catfish? The same day, Representative May offered Amendment 1617, substituting the walleye for the channel catfish. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

Lady poised to become the state’s official ship: The moral of this story is “Don’t give up the ship! Find out more.

Hawai'i Quarter Voting: Online voting for Hawai'i state residents ends on April 18. Vote now for your favorite design. [ Vote Here ]

Arizona Quarter Voting: Arizonans can vote for their favorite state quarter design on the website of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. [ Vote Here ]

Picking up steam: There is lots of noise in Florida about replacing their official state song. Find out more.

A faster pace: As of March 31, last year, three states had adopted new symbols and one state corrected a technical goof in their state fish legislation. This year, ten states have adopted eleven new symbols. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

Chokecherry: Governor John Hoeven today (03/29/07) was joined by legislators, educators, and Mrs. Nancy Selby's sixth grade class from Rickard Elementary School at the State Capitol to sign Senate Bill 2145, legislation making the native chokecherry (prunus virginiana) North Dakota's official state fruit. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

Governors of Kentucky and Virginia in signing mood: Kentucky has an official state music and Virginia gets an official covered bridge festival!

House approves naming rice Ark.'s official grain: Arkansas may have a state grain to go along with its state butterfly and state grammatical preference. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

It's a tie in New Mexico: Today, March 13, 2007, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation declaring "The bolo tie is adopted as the official tie of New Mexico." Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

Presidential $1 Coins Circulating: The first of the U.S. Mint's Presidential $1 Coin series was released into circulation on February 15, 2007. With a unique new design, the George Washington dollar is popping up all over. Three more of these great collectible golden dollar coins are due this year! [ Find out more ]

State of Presidents: Virginia has been referred to as the "Mother of Presidents." How many of our Presidents were born in Vermont? Who was the youngest President to take office? Find out here or use the pull-down "Other lists" on the right.

House endorses 3 new state symbols: The Missouri House of Representative passed bills on March 8 to name three new symbols for the state. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

Week to ponder plight of panther kicks off: The plight of the Florida panther, a symbol of Florida's wild past and the state's official animal, will be highlighted during a week of events across Collier County that kicks off today. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

An official answer: New Mexico has an official state question. If the state House of Representatives gets its way, there would now be an official answer, as well. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

The Millionaires: We've added lists to let you know where all the millionaires live. Find out what state has the most millionaires, what state has the greatest number of millionaires per 1,000 households and what state has the highest average median income per household. Go where the millionaires live or select "Millionaires" from the state rankings pull-down list to the right.

The Singingest State: New Hampshire looks to make it an even ten with House Bill No. 482 proposing that a song titled with the state motto, "Live Free of Die", be added to the list of official state songs. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

Chinook man's tune could become Montana's lullaby: Cowboy singer-songwriter Ken Overcast accomplished the seemingly impossible by holding the attention of the entire state House of Representatives as he performed his "Montana Lullaby." Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

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