In the end, voters will be looking at me based on my record. And my record, I think, is great. I've been consistently good on issues involving affordable housing and our public schools and public safety. I don't expect that everyone agrees with all of my positions. But if I had a record on issues that was out of step, then I'd kind of have to worry.

Either Major League Baseball makes a major concession or the owners make a major concession.

This is a win for consumer protection. Citizens are injured twice -- first in the accident, then again starting the day after with dozens of phone calls from hustlers looking for business.

The bottom line is, eight votes still have not changed.

We've crossed a threshold today. We're going to have a comprehensive smoking ban approved by early next year.

There are some things that are normally only used for illegal drugs. We want to make it illegal for users to buy those things.

I think we should find a solution, and I don't think it would be hard to find a solution that is both tolerant of churchgoers and prevents homeowners from being locked in. This is a cooling-off period. I think it's very unfortunate how heated it has gotten.