New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez kisses 8th grader Kendal Sanders during her State of the State address at the New Mexico state capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. Sanders and class mate, Nathaniel Tavarez, right, were shot and injured at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, N.M., last year.
As a state trooper stands guard nearby, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his State Of The State address in the State House, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Trenton, N.J. Christie aimed at national issues as well as those in his state, and he noted lessons learned while traveling the country last year to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidates.
California Gov. Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Gust Brown, center right, are greeted by lawmakers before his inauguration at the state Capitol in Sacramento.
TENNESSEE: Gov. Bill Haslam, front, set out his agenda for education and other state priorities to state lawmakers in his Feb. 9 State of the State speech in Nashville. Among other initiatives, he outlined plans for teacher raises and higher education.
