61.  Georgia was the first state to put some numbers and a controversial proposal on the table.

62.  Gov. George Pataki is expected to sign the measure, which would make New York the first state to ban these exchanges.

63.  Gregory Connolly, director of the tobacco control program, said Massachusetts is the first state to show a decline in both youth and adult smoking.

64.  Gov. George Pataki announced Thursday that he had vetoed a bill to make New York the first state to require that cigarettes meet fire-safety standards.

65.  Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill that will make California the first state to require fixed staffing ratios of nurses to patients in hospitals.

66.  Gov. Pete Wilson has made California the first state to deregulate its electric industry.

67.  Hawaii is the first American state where legal challenges have been brought against using tax dollars to promote more visitor growth.

68.  Gov. Pete Wilson recently signed legislation that makes California the first state to enact such a requirement before property can be transferred.

69.  Hawaii may become the first state to legalize same-sex marriages, raising related issues in other states.

70.  He is scheduled to speak in Maine on Saturday night and to spend the rest of the weekend in New Hampshire, the first primary state.