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New info Amended and Passed: Senate Bill No. 230, designating the Florida cracker horse (Marshtackie) as the official state horse was amended to also name the loggerhead turtle the official state salt water reptile of Florida. The bill was passed and forwarded to the Governor for his signature. [ Find out more ]

New info It's official: Smith Island cake is state symbol: ANNAPOLIS — Smith Island's multilayered cake that has sparked national interest is now Maryland's official dessert. [ Find out more ]

New info Proposal calls for state rock song: OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma has an official rock, the Barite Rose Rock, but not an official "rock" song. [ Find out more ]

Kentucky General Assembly considers new state symbols: Why did the chicken cross the state border?
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Fla. Singing Song Compromise: Whether Floridians favor the old state song or the new, would-be state song, lawmakers have worked out an agreement that could have residents singing a happy tune.
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At least once in your life, try to make a Smith Island Cake: The drive to make Smith Island cake the Maryland state dessert crossed the finish line as a winner, and there's little doubt that the effort has already achieved its aim of drawing attention to the island's signature sweet. [ Find out more ]

N.M. 47th state to be honored with quarter: SANTA FE, N.M.—Multicultural New Mexico on Monday became the 47th state to be honored with a quarter and the first to use a symbol created by Native Americans, U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy said at a celebration of the coin's release.
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Smith Island cake named official dessert in House: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Smith Island cake is headed toward becoming Maryland's official dessert.
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NETSTATE in the news again: Dave Philipps spoke with NETSTATE for his article, First a state flower, then a state animal. How about a polka?, in the Colorado Springs Gazette. [ Read it here ]

Official state of hockey?: A plan to make ice hockey Minnesota’s official state sport was tucked into an education budget bill that went before the Senate Finance Committee Friday. [ Find out more ]

State may vote on official rock song: House members are expected to decide Monday if the state will get an official rock 'n' roll song. If approved, the song should become official just as the Oklahoma History Center raises the curtain early next year on a major exhibit detailing the state's history of rock.
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Students want gopher tortoise to be state symbol: More than 150 local college, elementary and high school students are asking state officials an important question: "Isn't the native gopher tortoise a better choice as one of the symbols of Florida, than the exotic "key lime pie"? [ Find out more ]

NPR's Morning Edition: Unless you're a big fan of the Chesapeake Bay, it's likely you've never heard of Smith Island, let alone tasted the island's historic layer cake. [ Find out more ]

Colorado kids help change state law: DENVER - A group of students at Skyline Vista Elementary School can now boast to their friends and families that they helped change Colorado law.
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Gov. Ritter will sign House Bill 08-1017 into law: During a ceremony at Skyline Vista Elementary School in the Adams 50 School District today (03/18/08), Governor Bill Ritter will sign HB 1017, establishing the Western Painted Turtle as Colorado's official state reptile, into law.
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Editorial: Wisconsin cheese again among best in the world: California may have more cows than Wisconsin and those cows may produce more milk than Wisconsin, but when it comes to making something out of milk, Wisconsin has no equal. [ Find out more ]

State song survives: TALLAHASSEE - Florida's proposed new state song, "Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky," barely survived a 3-2 Senate panel vote Thursday that moved it forward.
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A cheesy proposal: There's a push at the Capitol to recognize the importance of cheese to Wisconsin.
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Bill to make Corvette Kentucky’s state car hitting skids: FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- In the new supercharged version, the 620 horsepower Corvette ZR1 has a top speed of more than 200 mph, rivaling even the fastest, most expensive European sports cars. [ Find out more ]

Cracker horses arrive in Tallahassee: After spending a week and a half on the trail, a couple of Cracker horses - and their riders - made it to Tallahassee today and were welcomed by Charles Bronson, the state's commissioner of agriculture and consumer services. [ Find out more ]

Assembly approves state tartan: Almost a year after Assembly Bill No. 212 was introduced, it's been approved by the Wisconsin State Assembly and forwarded to the Senate for review. [ Find out more ]

The Island Way: Would this be my Al Gore moment? After a career writing about the plight of the Chesapeake Bay, I had been called to advise a committee of the Maryland General Assembly.
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Mint Releases Hawaii Quarter: Already? The United States Mint released the "proof" sets on Jan. 24. The second batch was released on Monday. [ Find out more ]

Senate approves timber rattler resolution: CHARLESTON — No one was hissing, except probably the rattlesnake himself. [ Find out more ]

Massachusetts has a state artist: A bill first advocated by a Sullivan Elementary School second-grade class last year was signed into law by Governor Deval L. Patrick on February 21, 2008.
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Lawmakers Seek to Sweeten the List of Md. Symbols: What's in a symbol? Should a soybean become one? A slice of cake? What about the act of walking? [ Find out more ]

A state sport for Vermont?: MONTPELIER — Swanton sixth-grader Jocelyn Shusda sat before the Senate Education Committee and laid out her case... Any guesses? [ Find out more ]

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