101.   To downplay any Orwellian notion of an overly intrusive government, the state decided not to create a database.

102.   To save money, the state Legislature decided not to even bother with a presidential election.

103.   Tom Dithridge, chief administrator of Scholarshare, says the state is still deciding which investment manager to choose.

104.   Under current law, each state decides how much to give to a poor family.

105.   Under the new federal rules, the state must decide how long landfills have to comply, though it must be within four years for existing dumps.

106.   Ultimately, the state decided the reactor should be dismantled because it would be impossible to evacuate the area during an accident.

107.   Under the federal reforms, though, states can decide to offer limited help to legal immigrants.

108.   When deregulation became the fad, many states decided to get the local utility out of the generating business.

109.   When the state of Vermont decided to legalize civil unions, a marriage-like status for same-sex couples, Bishop Kenneth A. Angell sprang into action.

110.   Where he once emphasized his anti-abortion credentials, he now stresses that states should decide for themselves how to deal with the issue.