Which States Allow the Teaching of Intelligent Design?

As I was doing some research for a post on Kansas's preliminary approval of new "science" standards in public schools that toss scientific rigor out the window, I came across an interesting passage in the Reuters report. "If they win final approval, Kansas will join Minnesota, Ohio and New Mexico, all of which have adopted critical analysis of evolution in the last four years." So that means Kansas, if it follows through with what seems inevitable, will become the fourth state to have such provisions. Eight percent of American states will be represented. Not that I think we should pull back on the coverage of Kansas, but what's the deal in these other states? How long have the more lax standards been in place? What's actually being taught in the classroom? Have there been any consequences inside or outside of the schools?

And while we're on the subject of Intelligent Design, last night Nightline presented a debate of sorts between a proponent of Intelligent Design and an opponent. Defending the Trojan horse was Cal Thomas, long a figurehead of the religious right, and leading the charge against was--George Will? Sure, he thinks God probably created the universe, but he argues that such a belief is the product of faith, not science. He's right in making that distinction, of course, but having a left/right debate between these two is just one more step toward the day when progressive views are completely irrelevant to the national dialogue.