{
    "alabama" : "AL",
    "alaska" : "AK",
    "arizona" : "AZ",
    "arkansas" : "AR",
    "california" : "CA",
    "colorado" : "CO",
    "connecticut" : "CT",
    "delaware" : "DE",
    "district of columbia" : "DC",
    "florida" : "FL",
    "georgia" : "GA",
    "hawaii" : "HI",
    "idaho" : "ID",
    "illinois" : "IL",
    "indiana" : "IN",
    "iowa" : "IA",
    "kansas" : "KS",
    "kentucky" : "KY",
    "louisiana" : "LA",
    "maine" : "ME",
    "maryland" : "MD",
    "massachusetts" : "MA",
    "michigan" : "MI",
    "minnesota" : "MN",
    "mississippi" : "MS",
    "missouri" : "MO",
    "montana" : "MT",
    "nebraska" : "NE",
    "nevada" : "NV",
    "new hampshire" : "NH",
    "new jersey" : "NJ",
    "new mexico" : "NM",
    "new york" : "NY",
    "north carolina" : "NC",
    "north dakota" : "ND",
    "ohio" : "OH",
    "oklahoma" : "OK",
    "oregon" : "OR",
    "pennsylvania" : "PA",
    "rhode island" : "RI",
    "south carolina" : "SC",
    "south dakota" : "SD",
    "tennessee" : "TN",
    "texas" : "TX",
    "utah" : "UT",
    "vermont" : "VT",
    "virginia" : "VA",
    "washington" : "WA",
    "west virginia" : "WV",
    "wisconsin" : "WI",
    "wyoming" : "WY"
  }