We're keeping a very close eye on it, but at this point, nothing seems to point to the need for a state response.

We had another paper that ran the whole thing almost (verbatim) ... and we finally got that paper to retract it. We've contacted this reporter and asked them to correct the mistake.

He'll look forward to what they have to tell them.

In general, it (the study) appeared to have succeeded in gathering and combining a lot of different points of view. It's clear that there isn't a silver bullet to deal with some these issues, but there's potential for looking further into the viability of some of the ideas presented.

The main purpose is to visit troops as their commander in chief to relay the support of the folks back home. It's also an opportunity to see first hand the places they've served and continue to serve.

Randall's a good guy, and the governor looks forward to working with him in his role as speaker.

We haven't seen the new study yet, and we're not in the habit of prejudging these sorts of things. (But) we haven't seen a reason to doubt Dr. Ramey's work.