• Kobach at Center of Kansas Post-Election Fight
• Source: AP/Kansas City Star   |   Kansas   |   November 20, 2012
• The postelection legal battle between Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and a legislative critic resolved little, but it provided another example of how disputes involving Kobach often can pivot to questions about his motives.

• Florida's New, Young House Speaker Faces Post-Election Challenges
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   November 19, 2012
• Will Weatherford, the youngest speaker in recent Florida history, will lead a chamber that still has a large GOP majority, though the party lost seats in the election.

• George P. Bush May Run for Texas Land Commissioner
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Texas   |   November 15, 2012
• George P. Bush’s political plans were partially unveiled by his own father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in a fundraising letter that said the younger Bush was looking at a race for Texas land commissioner in 2014.

• Puerto Rico Unlikely to Become 51st State
• BY: Stateline   |   Puerto Rico   |   November 15, 2012
• Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno is pressing President Obama and Congressional leaders to get the ball rolling on statehood for the island commonwealth, after his push for the island to become a state received a historic level of support from voters.

• Charter Schools Narrowly Win Approval in Washington State
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   November 13, 2012
• Initiative 1240, the measure that will allow 40 charter schools to open in Washington state, has passed.

• Georgia Legislative Caucus to Join Lawsuit against Charter School Amendment
• Source: The Augusta Chronicle   |   Georgia   |   November 13, 2012
• Georgia voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that will allow a state committee to authorize charter schools, but some legislators and educators are not dropping their fight to stop it.

• S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley's Administration Reaches a Crossroads
• BY: McClatchy News   |   November 12, 2012
• Gov. Nikki Haley is facing decisions over the next few months that will determine her future and legacy in South Carolina.

• California GOP Ponders Life in the Irrelevant Lane
• BY: McClatchy News   |   California   |   November 12, 2012
• Republicans kept a $6 billion extension of temporary taxes off the ballot last year and nixed plans to award middle-class college scholarships. Their resistance to raising revenue resulted in large cuts to schools, counties and social services in recent years. Kiss those days goodbye now, unless vote-counting trends reverse in two tight Assembly races that provide the GOP with its only hope of stopping a Democratic supermajority in both legislative houses.

• New Condom Law Causes Chaos in Los Angeles
• Source: AP/USA Today   |   Los Angeles   |   November 12, 2012
• Los Angeles County, home to a billion-dollar-plus porn industry, voted to require performers to use condoms when filming sex scenes.

• Libertarians Win Access to Future D.C. Ballots
• Source: Washington Post   |   District of Columbia   |   November 12, 2012
• At least for the next four years, libertarians can appear on general-election ballots without having to meet onerous petition-gathering requirements.

• Long Poll Lines Prompt Calls for Election Reform
• Source: The Hill   |   Nation   |   November 12, 2012
• A growing number of lawmakers want Congress to step in to streamline voters' trips to the polls.

• Voting Rights Act Requirement for Some States to be Considered by Supreme Court
• Source: Roll Call   |   Nation   |   November 12, 2012
• The Supreme Court agreed to step into the racially charged debate over the requirement that select state and local governments submit proposed changes to their voting laws to the Justice Department for approval.

• Washington Governor's Race: Inslee Wins
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   November 12, 2012
• Democrat Jay Inslee sealed his victory in Washington's hard-fought gubernatorial race Friday, as Republican Rob McKenna conceded in an evening phone call.

• Unions Won Key Election Victories in 4 States
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   November 9, 2012
• Labor won big contests this week in Indiana, Idaho, California and New Hampshire, while results were mixed in Michigan.

• Health Exchange Plans Become Clearer After Election
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   November 9, 2012
• Governors are making their health exchange plans known as the Nov. 16 deadline approaches.

Who said that?