41.  California was the first state to require zero-emission vehicles.

42.  California would be the first state to enact such a law.

43.  California would not be the first state to embrace electronic filing.

44.  California is expected to become the first state to open its electricity market to competition.

45.  California is the first state to approve deregulation of the electric utility industry, but similar proposals are under consideration elsewhere, including Illinois and Connecticut.

46.  California is the first state to approve sales of such bonds.

47.  Connecticut would not be the first state to use public money for campaigns.

48.  Consider the case of New Jersey, the first state with a family cap.

49.  Earlier this month, Arizona became the first state to enact legislation banning the sale and distribution of the tiny cigarettes.

50.  Early this year, for example, Gramm was viewed as supporting a move by Arizona to become the first primary state.