states.json

 {
    "states" : [
      {"AL":"Alabama"},
      {"AK":"Alaska"},
      {"AZ":"Arizona"},
      {"AR":"Arkansas"},
      {"CA":"California"},
      {"CO":"Colorado"},
      {"CT":"Connecticut"},
      {"DE":"Delaware"},
      {"DC":"District of Columbia"},
      {"FL":"Florida"},
      {"GA":"Georgia"},
      {"HI":"Hawaii"},
      {"ID":"Idaho"},
      {"IL":"Illinois"},
      {"IN":"Indiana"},
      {"IA":"Iowa"},
      {"KS":"Kansas"},
      {"KY":"Kentucky"},
      {"LA":"Louisiana"},
      {"ME":"Maine"},
      {"MD":"Maryland"},
      {"MA":"Massachusetts"},
      {"MI":"Michigan"},
      {"MN":"Minnesota"},
      {"MS":"Mississippi"},
      {"MO":"Missouri"},
      {"MT":"Montana"},
      {"NE":"Nebraska"},
      {"NV":"Nevada"},
      {"NH":"New Hampshire"},
      {"NJ":"New Jersey"},
      {"NM":"New Mexico"},
      {"NY":"New York"},
      {"NC":"North Carolina"},
      {"ND":"North Dakota"},
      {"OH":"Ohio"},
      {"OK":"Oklahoma"},
      {"OR":"Oregon"},
      {"PA":"Pennsylvania"},
      {"RI":"Rhode Island"},
      {"SC":"South Carolina"},
      {"SD":"South Dakota"},
      {"TN":"Tennessee"},
      {"TX":"Texas"},
      {"UT":"Utah"},
      {"VT":"Vermont"},
      {"VA":"Virginia"},
      {"WA":"Washington"},
      {"WV":"West Virginia"},
      {"WI":"Wisconsin"},
      {"WY":"Wyoming"}
    ]
  }