Gather 'round for your weekly one-stop-shop for state news and happenings.  

• Voters in Arizona this November will be entered in a lottery to win $1 million dollars.
  
• Matt Brix, the Executive Director of Common Cause New Mexico, appeared on the Al Franken Show to talk about public financing.
  
• The debate over voter IDs in Georgia continues.
  
• Also, a voter ID law in Missouri is being challenged.
  
• There are about a gajillion redistricting proposals being offered in Texas right now, each with their own agenda.  How many of them are aimed at protecting the voting rights of minorities?  Just a handful.
  
• Ralph Reed lost his primary for Georgia Lt. Governor after his ties with Jack Abramoff became front-page fodder.
  
• The ACLU is challenging Connecticut's public financing law in court.
  
• Common Cause Pennsylvania has asked for an official inquiry into suspicious campaign spending by State Speaker of the House John Perzel.
  
• The latest campaign finance data from New York has been released.
  
• Ethics reform in North Carolina is looking good.  The State Senate passed overhauling legislation this week; there are differences with the State House, but this is one state that is making great progress towards real reform.