My son is enthusiastic about the possibility of a Spanish-speaking 51st state: Puerto Rico again had a non-binding referendum on its future, and for the first time a clear majority voted in favor of statehood. I'm not exactly sure why this particularly catches his fancy, but, why not? (I don't see it happening soon, anyway...)

Some amazing progress on marriage equality and defusing the war on drugs. An

A couple of ballot measures making a start on responding to Citizens United.

Unfortunate that California does not seem to have been able to eliminate the death penalty.

And education funding has gone down in California and Arizona.

~ Becky in Tucson