The Associated Press has just moved a story confirming what we also had concluded -- Republicans no longer have enough seats in the House to sustain a veto by Republican Gov. Jim Douglas. They will have just 49 seats in the 150 member House. That's down from 60 these past two years.

That means an alliance of 93 Democrats, two independents and six Progressives could override a gubernatorial veto -- if there was one. A two-thirds majority is required to override a veto.

In the Senate, Democrats also have the numbers to override a veto, just as they did for the past two years. With the outcome for one Caledonia seat pending, Democrats appear to have 23 of the 30 seats.

--Nancy Remsen