Each of these sites offers the viewer information about nursing in their state. The brief descriptions are taken directly from their websites.

California Institute for Nursing and Health Care - A non-profit, non-partisan organization, CINHC is developing solutions to California’s nurse shortage by partnering with nursing associations, educational institutions, hospital and health systems, foundations, policy leaders, health care companies, consumers and individual nurses. 
http://www.cinhc.org 

Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence - A nonprofit organization, the Center creates partnerships for problem-solving, studies the forces shaping Colorado’s nursing workforce, and works with health care organizations and institutions of higher education throughout the state to develop new programs based on the Center’s research findings.   http://www.coloradonursingcenter.org

Nursing Career Center of Connecticut - The Nursing Career Center of Connecticut (NCCC) is an independent non-profit corporation jointly founded in 2001 by the Connecticut League for Nursing and the Connecticut Nurses' Association. The mission of the Center is to provide a comprehensive network of services and resources that promotes and supports the recruitment, career management and professional advancement of nurses in Connecticut. http://www.nursingcareercenterct.com

Florida Center for Nursing - The Florida Center for Nursing is nationally recognized as the definitive source for information, trends, research and forecasting about nurses and the dynamic nursing needs in Florida. The Center is the focal point for creating synergistic partnerships and collaborative efforts among stakeholders in healthcare delivery.
http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/  

Hawaii State Center for Nursing – This site, which is part of the Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, contains reports about the nursing shortage in Hawaii. http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/nursingshortage.html    

Idaho Nursing Workforce Center
Contact: Pam Springer, Department Chair, Boise State University, School of Nursing
http://www.inwc.org/

Illinois Center for Nursing
http://nursing.illinois.gov/

Illinois Coalition for Nursing Resources - The Illinois Coalition for Nursing Resources is a statewide collaborative effort to secure nursing professionals and resources for the health care future of Illinois.
http://www.ic4nr.org/aboutus/strategicplan.htm

Indiana Nursing Workforce Development Coalition – The vision of the coalition is to be recognized as the leadership group that is instrumental in developing a collaborative strategic statewide plan for nursing resources and for communicating a consistent message regarding nursing.
http://www.indiananursingworkforce.org/  

Iowa Center for Health Workforce Planning - The mission of the center is to assess and forecast health workforce supply and demand; address barriers to recruitment and retention; support strategies developed at the local level that prevent shortages; and engage in activities that promote and assure a viable, diverse health workforce in Iowa.
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/health_care_access_content/rhpc/shortage.htm  

Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing – Part of the Maryland Board of Nursing. Issues reports, surveys, and studies on factors related to the nursing shortage in Maryland.
http://www.mbon.org/main.php?v=norm&p=0&c=commission/index.html  

Massachusetts Center for Nursing – The center’s vision is to create a multifaceted center that is designed to promote, advance and ensure the critical and integral role of nursing in improving the quality of health care in Massachusetts. http://www.nursema.org/about.html 

Michigan Center for Nursing - Through ongoing collaboration, communication, and consensus building, the Michigan Center for Nursing will champion actions across the state for strengthening nursing.
http://www.michigancenterfornursing.org/about.cfm  

Mississippi Center for Nursing - The Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce (ONW) is dedicated to furthering research and analysis of solutions to nursing workforce issues for purposes of public information. We would like to encourage organizations and members of the general public to utilize our research and actively support our mission to promote a healthier nursing workforce.
http://www.monw.org  

Nebraska Center for Nursing - The Center’s strategic plan includes activities focused around recruitment, retention, increasing educational capacity and sustainability activities for the Center.
http://www.center4nursing.org/  

Center for New Mexico Nursing Excellence - Through collaborative partnerships, The New Mexico Center for Nursing Excellence advocates for the nursing resources necessary to meet the healthcare needs of the people of New Mexico. http://www.nmnursingexcellence.org/ 

North Carolina Center for Nursing - The North Carolina Center for Nursing will be a recognized leader in nurse workforce research, long-range planning and policy development, and comprehensive recruitment and retention efforts. The Center for Nursing, through the pursuit of innovation and excellence, serves as a model for similar initiatives throughout the nation and the world.
http://www.nursenc.org/about/mission.htm  

North Dakota Nursing Needs Study – Part of the Rural Health Workforce of the Center for Rural Health, the Nursing Needs Study addresses issues of supply and demand for nurses including issues of recruitment, retention and utilization of nurses. http://www.med.und.nodak.edu/depts/rural/rhw/nursing/  

Oregon Center for Nursing – The OCN will function as a clearinghouse for all aspects of the state's nursing profession.
http://www.oregoncenterfornursing.org/about/index.html 

Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers - The Center for Health Careers serves as a catalyst among members, students, adults, the education community and other health-related organizations to promote and advance health careers utilizing workforce data, information and educational resources.
http://chc.hcwp.org/aboutchc.htm  

South Dakota Center for Nursing – The center’s mission is to design a nursing workforce prepared to partner with South Dakota Citizens to meet their changing health needs.
http://www.sdcenterfornursing.org/  

Tennessee Center for Nursing – A statewide consortium to guide the ongoing development of an appropriate nursing work force, to conduct nursing work force analyses, to propose recommendations for nursing education and practice reform, to disseminate the findings and recommendations, and to develop an ongoing system to address the nursing work force as related to the future health care needs of the residents of Tennessee.
http://www.centerfornursing.org/abouttcn/index.html  

Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies – The CNWS serves as a resource for data and research on the nursing workforce in Texas. This includes collecting and analyzing data on nurses in Texas in regard to educational and employment trends, supply and demand trends, nursing workforce demographics, and migration of nurses. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/chs/cnws/default.shtm  

Vermont Office of Nursing Workforce Research Planning and Development - The purpose of this initiative is to implement the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Nursing Commission in response to the Vermont nursing shortage. This will include the following: Design, conduct and report the findings of the nature of the nursing workforce in VT; Communicate and collaborate with the State College System, Agency of Human Services, UVM, AHEC and health care providers regarding the Vermont nursing workforce; Secure grant funding for the long-term viability of the Office; Coordinate with other statewide initiatives such as the Freeman Nurse Scholars Program and student loan repayment.
http://www.choosenursingvermont.org/  

Virginia Partnership for Nursing – Its mission is to build commitment and capacity to transform health care by creating a nursing workforce responsive to consumer health care needs.
http://www.virginiapartnershipfornursing.org/overview.html  

Washington Center For Nursing - To contribute to the health and wellness of Washington State residents by ensuring that there is an adequate nursing workforce to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the citizens of the state of WA.
http://www.wacenterfornursing.org/ 

West Virginia Center for Nursing
Contact: Cynthia Persily, Chairperson, West Virginia University-Charleston, School of Nursing
http://www.wvcenterfornursing.org/wvcn/home.aspx

Wisconsin Nursing Redesign Consortium – The Consortium’s Mission is to be a catalyst in the establishment and maintenance of innovative partnerships between academe, healthcare organizations, and nursing organizations, to develop strategies to alleviate the nursing shortage in Wisconsin and optimize nurses' unique contribution in the promotion of high quality, cost-effective health care for diverse client populations. 
http://www.marquette.edu/nursing/wnrc/wnrc.html  

Nursing Workforce Initiatives Without Websites:

Alaska Nursing Workforce Initiative
Contact: Dorothy Fulton, Executive Administrator, Alaska Board of Nursing

Nursing Institute of Nevada (part of the Nevada Hospital Association)