Minnesota House tells court that Gov. Pawlenty misused law with solo budget cuts Lawyers for the Minnesota House spell out in a 34-page ...
MIAMI (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale ...
House Dem leader criticizes Arizona governor's absence from state as special session falters A Democratic legislative leader criticized Republican Gov. Jan Brewer for being out of state while efforts to close out a special legislative session focused on Arizona's budget crisis faltered. ...
Ohio moderates' budget fix meets immovable forces in conservatives, Democratic governor A few moderate Ohio senators trying to craft a compromise to fix Ohio's budget gap are being thwarted by two opposing forces: the majority of Republican senators who adamantly oppose any ...
W.Va. special session winds down with passage of city pension relief, stimulus bills Some of West Virginia's largest cities can soon freeze and gradually pay down their daunting pension funding shortfalls, after the House of Delegates sent Gov. Joe Manchin his special ...
Republican governors seek victories in 2010 as GOP looks to rebuild Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come. Republicans boast of a strong crop ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cash-poor New York has extended a severance program that offers its workers $20,000 payments after only 1,089 people were approved in the first round. Democratic Governor David Paterson's first attempt to trim the state workforce by encouraging employees ...
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour holds a copy of his Fiscal Year 2011 budget during a news conference at the Sillers Building in Jackson, Miss. on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Barbour is calling for a sweeping reorganization of state government, including proposals to ...
This Dec. 3, 2008 file photo shows Mississippi Republican Gov. Haley Barbour talking to reporters in Jackson, Miss. Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to ...
Republican advisers say Giuliani leaning toward Senate bid instead of governor's race Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has not decided whether to run for governor but is becoming more interested in running for U.S. Senate, two Republican advisers said Thursday. ...
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urges supporters to vote for Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, in West Milford, N.J. A spokeswoman for Giuliani insists he still hasn't made ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson, facing a tough battle to keep his job, has fallen so low in public opinion that even his visual impairment that once earned him respect is being held against him. The legally blind ...
