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New info State Quarters Near End of Popular Run: The final five designs in the popular State Quarters series were announced yesterday by the United States Mint. Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii due in 2008. [ Find out more ]

New info Madison dollar: James Madison was the fourth President of the United States, serving two terms from 1809 to 1817. Often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution," James Madison is now immortalized on the newest Presidential $1 Coin. [ Find out more ]

New info Will Ohio get a salamander?: Wadsworth's Central Intermediate School students are pushing to make Ambystoma maculatum the official state amphibian. State Senator Timothy Grendell, of Chesterland, has introduced S.B. No. 240 to make the student goal a reality. Perhaps the salamander will have better luck than the bullfrog and the green frog introduced in previous legislative sessions. [ Find out more ]

Crossroads of the West: From Promontory, Utah, the design on the reverse of Utah's quarter marks the crossroads of the west and the beginning of a transportation boom. [ Find out more ] Only one year and five quarters to go before the 50 State Commemorative series will be completed. Be sure to purchase a quarter map to contain your collection.

Florida cracker horse: Senate Bill No. 0230 filed for next year's legislative session would designate the cracker horse as the official state horse.
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Economy profiles of 50 states: We've added economy profile pages for each of the 50 states. Find out about the most important manufacturing or agricultural products of each state and more!
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Thomas Jefferson dollar released: The Nation is getting a new coin today – the Thomas Jefferson $1 Coin – the third coin in the United States Mint’s new Presidential $1 Coin series. [ Find out more ]

Get 'em a day early!: Those who visit the Jefferson Memorial (Washington, D.C.) on August 15 can get their own Thomas Jefferson $1 Coins at a special coin exchange, a full day before the coins go into circulation nationwide. [ Find out more ]

It's a tie!: New Mexico and Texas adopt the bolo tie as their official state tie in 2007. The bolo tie, evidently popular in New Mexico and Texas, was adopted by Arizona as its official state neckware 34 years ago in 1973. [ Find out more ]

New Hampshire gets state song: "Live Free or Die" became the Granite State's new state song when Governor John Lynch signed House Bill No. 482 on Monday, June 18, 2007. That makes it an even 10! New Hampshire adopted it's first state song, "Old New Hampshire", 58 years ago; its ninth, "New Hampshire Naturally", 24 years ago. [ Find out more ]

Missouri gets state reptile and invertebrate: Governor Matt Blunt signed House Bill No. 272 and House Bill No. 351 to give the state an official reptile and an official invertebrate. The "Show Me State" becomes the only state with an official invertebrate! [ Find out more ]

Students get crayfish its due: When Gov. Matt Blunt signs HB 351 today (06/21/07), he'll do so in front of some atypical lobbyists: 12-year-olds. [ Find out more ]

Local students to help designate state invertebrate: Reeds Spring school officials recently learned that on June 21, Governor Matt Blunt will sign House Bill 351 at the state capitol, which will designate the crayfish as Missouri’s official state invertebrate... [ Find out more ]

It's the economy!: Pages created that describe each state's economy. Agriculture, manufacturing, mining, service industries are included. Use the pull down list to the left, under ALMANACS, to explore the economy of a particular state.

Second President Honored: The U.S. Mint has released the second coin in its Presidential $1 Coin Program. This second dollar coin honors the second President of the United States, John Adams.
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Waiting for Governor's Signature: Three symbol bills waiting for signature in Missouri, one in Washington. [ Find out more ]

2nd State gets official vegetable this year: On April 24, 2007, Governor Brad Henry signed legislation naming the Watermelon "the official vegetable of the State of Oklahoma." This law goes into effect on November 1, 2007. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

It's Official!: Governor Linda Lingle signed legislation adopting kalo (taro) the official plant of Hawai'i. "I agree that kalo should be designated as Hawaii's state plant and to preclude the necessity of having those who gave their time and effort to assure this bill's passage return next year to testify on a brand new bill, I am approving this measure," Lingle said. "I urge the Legislature to send me a bill next session correcting the effective date. Find out more in The Netstate Chronicle.

What about Kalo?: House Bill No. 659, designating Kalo (Hawai'ian word for taro) "the official plant of the State.", was approved by the Hawai'i State Legislature and sent to Governor Linda Lingle for her signature. Oops! It seems there was an error in the legislation that would prevent Kalo from becoming the official plant for 18 years. House Bill No. 659 set an effective date of January 1, 2025... Find out more.

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