Welcome once again to the 50-State Blog Roundup, brought to you this week from LoadedOrygun‘s TJ, one of the state blog rookies. Treat him kindly…

Alabama Left in Alabama	Congressman Artur Davis’s aides are dropping hints about a gubernatorial run in 2010.
Arizona AZNetroots	Got formaldehyde-laden trailers you need to get rid of? Bring ’em on down to Arizona, FEMA!
California Calitics	The California GOP is heavy in debt, can’t pay the loans– and it’s making their position in budget battles look totally foolish.
Colorado SquareState	Colorado’s congressional representatives Tom Tancredo goes national with an old Colorado ploy in his attack on SCHIP, holding child health care hostage over suspect claims of an issue concerning (guess what) immigration security.
Connecticut My Left Nutmeg	My Left Nutmeg shows homestate pride in hosting the Chris Dodd smackdown of Bill O’Reilly, video version at last. Still priceless.
Delaware Delaware Liberal	Mike Castle (R-DE) quietly backs the Democrats on the “troop rest period” bill, one Bush has said he’ll veto.
Florida FLA Politics	Allegations of vote caging in Jacksonville as part of the US Attorney scandal have Senator Bill Nelson interested enough to start asking tough questions.
Georgia Tondee’s Tavern	More from the world of low-echelon elected Republicans of Georgia…wingnut factor 8, tread carefully
Hawaii Poinography!	So hey, Hawaiian Public Utilities Commission–Where are the data you promised and allocated $1.2mil for,  about gas refiners working the islands?
Idaho 43rd State Blues	It’s like data mining, right here in the 50 State Update! Tour the Spud State Review of top Idaho blogs.
Illinois PrairieStateBlue	Trying to Google-ad their way out of backlash over culpable pollution of Lake Michigan,oil oligarchists BP are launching a major PR   offensive for damage control.
Indiana Blue Indiana	Hey, do you remember way back when I was talking about BP’s troubles in Illinois? Looks like trouble has leached over the border into Indiana. Feel bad for BP’s tough luck.
Iowa Bleeding Heartland	Is a repeat of the 2004 Iowa caucus in the offing for Democrats? Scope the parallels.
Louisiana Daily Kingfish	CenLamar creates a valued resource by compiling a compendium on the Jena Six, a story earning national attention for its evocation of racial tension and tradition thought to be bygone.
Maine Turn Maine Blue	There’s a statehouse seat coming open, as another Republican calls it quits and gives Democrats a chance to extend their majority in Maine.
Maryland Free State Politics	Melissa at Free State takes a look at the Baltimore transportation draft plan, and can’t believe they’d pretend it was adequate in the least.
Massachusetts BlueMassGroup	It’s been a good summer for Gov. Deval Patrick; he’s rebounded from a rough start to post 53% favorability ratings (+13) in the most recent SUSA polling .
Michigan Michigan Liberal	Over at Michigan Liberal,a crazy-thorough analysis of media consolidation in Michigan, complete with stock charts!   Wonky goodness through and though.
Minnesota Minnesota Campaign Report	Congressman Oberstar is moving quickly to seek aid from the federal government, asking for $250 million in emergency funding in the wake of the I35W collapse Wednesday. Godspeed to those among the affected.
Mississippi Cottonmouth Blog	More from the What You Get With a 50-State Strategy Dept:MS Dems tell Governor Barbour, “Hold on there, Guvnah!” for Haley’s education budget whoppers. Don’t take that kind of response messaging for granted in beet red states, folks. Encourage it.
Missouri Fired Up! Missouri	Blunt gets Fired Up! about Supreme Court interviews, and is at it again with the bizarre, borderline sadistic questions for the nominees.  Good for a laugh, especially if you’re not up for Missouri Supreme Court.
Montana Left in the West	If it’s summer in Montana, there’s probably a fire somewhere.  There’s a bunch at the moment; don’t tell Conrad Burns.
Nebraska New Nebraska	Want to blame someone for California’s toying with proportionate allocation in the electoral college? How about Nebraska?
Nevada My Silver State	Sven has started a “who do you back?” diary forum for people to tout their favorites for Democratic Presidential nominee. The submissions are rolling in; here’s o ne, and here’s another, both for Barack.
New Hampshire Blue Hampshire	Sen. John Sununu’s got a poverty plan! Privatize Social Security! We’ll call that a somewhat “long-termish” solution.
New Jersey Blue Jersey	Democracy Corps polling has got to be giving Mike Ferguson and other Congressional Republicans severe heartburn.
New Mexico New Mexico FBIHOP	Tom Udall fights for a renewable energy standard in Congress.  Rock on, Tom!
New York The Albany Project	Home day care workers: vital, caring for and educating our young loved ones, and yet they make jack crap and aren’t unionized. That’s gonna change in NYC, if the United Federation of Teachers have something to say about it..
New York Daily Gotham	Microlending–it’s not just for World Bank and impoverished countries. It works here, too.
North Carolina Blue NC	“State of the Candidate’s Websites, Take 2” is a recap of the online presence, or absence thereof, for North Carolina’s leading Democrats.
North Dakota North Decoder	http://www.northdeco…   >Is Bobcat bidding bye to Bismarck? Bummer.
Ohio As Ohio Goes	Headlines from the front of cultural politics:Ohio Goppers Say, “Womens’ Rights? Better Ask Your Man!” plus Ohio Republican Announces Run with Anti-Gay Tirade
Ohio Buckeye State Blog	Rudy Guiliani shows that sharp eye for qualified underlings, hiring the disgraced Bob Ney’s favored spokesperson as his Communications Director. I’m going to give her the benefit of the doubt on whether she’s hiding a whacking in her past.
Oklahoma blue oklahoma	The big news in OK, no doubt: Andrew Rice’s challenge to incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe. Oh, to dream, perchance to flip!
Oregon Loaded Orygun	The state media are slowly starting to ask the question: “Was Gordon Smith actually involved in the plan that killed 70,000 adult salmon?” Loaded Orygun has the state Dem Party’s compilation of the clippings, and TJ gives you a bullet-fact primer on the scandal. It WILL be a campaign issue.
Pennsylvania Keystone Politics	Dr. Dean is spreading the medicine in Pittsburgh: Big ad buys and expensive consultants are yesterday’s tools for yesterday’s campaigns. Retail, retail, retail.
Rhode Island Rhode Island’s Future	Senator Whitehouse goes to Greenland to visit the shrinking fjords.Pretty great picture.
South Dakota Clean Cut Kid	Clean Cut Kid is having real life and spam issues that are interrupting blogging. Oh, how we have been there.
Tennessee Knox Views	Alternative papers can be a vital jumpstart to a more progressive city. Knoxville may finally have a real one, one that is holding the old boys city network accountable for a change.
Texas Burnt Orange Report	Rick Noriega has made an ad, and for a bio I think it’s pretty strong.
Texas Texas Kaos	After what was surely exhaustive (and exhausting) research, scientists at UT have determined people have sex primarily as an expression of affection. Some say getting closer to God–talk about performance anxiety!
Utah Wasatch Watcher	Will Utah Congressman Matheson and the rest of the Blue Dogs get the hint about Iraq?
Vermont Green Mountain Daily	Vermont, one of the national leaders in towns who resolved against the Bush administration, heard back. Can’t guess whether he took their advice? Think harder.
Virginia Raising Kaine	Special shout to my 27-year home and the blog named after the mayor of my home for 10 years, Richmond…speaking of Kaine himself, he’s stepped into the public light and endorsed a timeline for Iraq withdrawal. Hey, it’s Virginia. They do everything slow, especially in summer.
Washington WashBlog	Noemie digs into the King County Republican Party [ewwww],  unearthing their aggressive, speculative and harrassing vote suppression tactics, revealed in an interview with more pride than remorse. Ewwww.
West Virginia West Virginia Blue	Affordable higher ed for adults– why not just do it?
Wisconsin Uppity Wisconsin	The results are in, and Governor Doyle is off the hook for influence peddling. Investigators found no connection between contributions and the approval of a nuclear power plant. The clearance ran in the papers with decidedly less prominence than the allegations.

See you next week!