The few positives are offset by multiple, significant negatives.

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.

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

I knew I was going to love my daughter, but I had no idea how much I would love her.

When I was a kid, I liked Superman. When I got a little older, I liked Wolverine. And then I found girls.