Public interest in the Lewis and Clark bicentennial should benefit tourism in many states.

Thanks to an amendment to Florida's probate code, residents of the Sunshine State no longer have to worry about what will happen to their pets that survive them. The legislation, which took effect in January, enables people to create "pet care trusts" to ensure their animal's livelihood.

Camden, New Jersey, has a new kind of homeless problem involving the city's namesake, an 18th-century English earl who never set foot on American soil.

Tim Eyman has launched a number of successful anti-tax ballot initiatives in Washington State in recent years. Does that make Eyman a "horse's ass"?

Meals are generally considered to be a highlight of life behind bars. So states take a risk when they mess with inmates' mess. In the wake of budget cuts, however, Iowa has been pruning prison meals to save money on food.