61.   That is precisely the situation faced by state Representative Harriett L. Stanley of West Newbury, the House chair of the legislative health care committee.

62.   The DeFlumer case starkly illustrates the growing difficulties that states face in trying to balance community fears about convicted sexual offenders and the legal rights of ex-convicts.

63.   The northwestern states also face an inflow of white Californians irritated about crime, pollution -- and growing Latino influence.

64.   The question is, what kind of issues will the state be facing?

65.   The states thus face a whole new set of challenges to their ingenuity, not to mention their compassion.

66.   The state also faces the prospect of having to make payments to settle claims of sovereignty by several groups representing native Hawaiians.

67.   The state faces financial penalties if it does not comply with certain provisions of the law by October.

68.   The state is facing budget issues in other agencies as well.

69.   The state already is facing eight lawsuits over congressional redistricting alone.

70.   The state faces a shortage of nurses in particular because of low salaries.