11.   Mobile state legislators will try to capitalize on having friends in high places by pushing for public funding for the Alabama State Docks, headquartered on Mobile Bay.

12.   Ms. Alexander said she had found herself in one battle after another as conservative legislators tried to abolish or kill the agency.

13.   On Capitol Hill, several broadband-related measures are floating around as legislators try to come to a consensus as to how best to boost broadband.

14.   One legislator is trying to improve the numbers by expanding the legal abandonment sites to include hospitals.

15.   Opposition legislators tried to derail the sale after President Carlos Menem approved it by decree last April to bypass a congressional stalemate.

16.   Sen. Santorum suggested that legislators try to expand charitable choice in the welfare reform bill to be considered this spring.

17.   Some Texas legislators tried to pass a state law requiring criminal background checks for gun show purchases.

18.   Some legislators are trying to reverse the damage and others are retreating as criticism heats up.

19.   Such savings would be particularly useful now, as legislators try to meet spending priorities with the tightest state budget in years.

20.   Termed-out legislators might try to return.