51.  Former state of New Jersey attorneys Francis Fortunato and Francis Sweeney also serve as officers with the company.

52.  Former state Rep. Vernon Thompson pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony mail fraud charges and agreed to cooperate with investigators.

53.  Former state Sen. Carl Parker follows the examples of countless others and donates his surpluses to candidates and officeholders to further his lobbying practices.

54.  Former state Sen. Eric Yost is likely to be assigned what are known as judicial bypass cases.

55.  Former state Sen. John Dunne tried to rally support for a similar measure.

56.  Former state Sen. Sonny Perdue of Houston County was the new guy on the block who can finally win the big one.

57.  Former state Sen. Tom Patterson agrees with Kay that voters perceive the payments as a perk.

58.  Former state School Superintendent Werner Rogers says the GHSA deserves credit for assuming a role the state was hard put to fill.

59.  Former Texas state Sen. John Montford, who was chancellor of Texas Tech University in Lubbock for five years before stepping down in September.

60.  Former state Sen. Steve Luelf, a Republican, and Dick Hatfield, a Democratic lawyer from Little Rock, have announced that they intend to run.