Our hospitals need investment and support from our leaders, not hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts.

Almost every year, health-care providers have looked to the Legislature to correct the governor's reckless course, and we are back again asking for their help.

We need to get clarity about who is in charge of the government: three branches or one.

The few positives are offset by multiple, significant negatives.

We've finally been able to get political leaders to agree that it's time for a major infrastructure investment. Things are moving in the right direction.

There are a number of important national Democratic leaders who I have found it important to support, including Al Gore.