This is a chance for me to listen and learn. There's no more important and rewarding part of my job.

Brick and mortar businesses - and the communities that depend on them - cannot continue to bear an unfair sales tax burden from which their on-line competitors are effectively exempt.

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services.

It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.