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Trump-Backed Gov. Candidate Loses GOP Nomination
Topline Jim Pillen has won the Republican nomination for Nebraska governor, the Associated Press said Tuesday evening, defeating Trump-endorsed candidate Charles Herbster, who spent the final weeks of...
Texas Gov. Abbott Sued Over Rounding Up Migrants
Topline Attorneys for migrants detained under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) “Operation Lone Star” have filed a federal lawsuit to end the practice, claiming Abbott is exceeding his au...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill To Form Election Police Force
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday that will create a state police force to investigate voter fraud and other election crimes, as Republicans nationwide fixate on voter fraud f...
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill revoking Disney’s special district status
View of the Walt Disney statue in front of Cinderella Castle inside the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday si...
NY Gov. Hochul warns omicron subvariants driving spike in infections
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during a news conference in New York, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two mutated strains of the highly transmissible ...
Texas Gov. Abbott Says First Migrant Bus Arrives In D.C., Which White House Calls A ‘Publicity Stunt’
Topline Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) followed through Wednesday with his promise to send migrants released from federal custody near the Texas-Mexico border to Washington, D.C., in what the governor say...
New York Lt. Gov. Benjamin Resigns After Arrest For Alleged Campaign Finance Fraud
Topline Brian Benjamin has resigned as lieutenant governor of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Tuesday afternoon, just hours after he was arrested and charged with fraudulently siphoning thousands...
New York Lt. Gov. Benjamin Arrested For Campaign Finance Fraud
Topline New York Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin, the second highest-ranking official in the state, was arrested Tuesday by federal authorities on bribery and fraud charges involving alleged illegal donati...
Alabama Gov. Ivey Signs Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Medication For Minors
Topline Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Friday signed into law a bill that criminalizes prescribing gender-affirming medication for transgender youth, making Alabama the third Republican-controlled state...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer, Planned Parenthood Sue Over State’s 90-Year-Old Abortion Ban In Case Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Topline Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and Planned Parenthood filed two separate lawsuits Thursday in an effort to block the state’s decades-old abortion ban—which will go back into effect if the ...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Wants To Punish Disney—But Won’t Go After Its Corporate Tax Breaks
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) continued to go after Disney on Friday over its opposition to the state’s Parental Rights In Education Act (known to critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law), saying h...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Into Law Despite Controversy
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed the Parental Rights in Education bill—known by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill—into law Monday, enacting the policy despite widespread controversy and ...
‘Lock Him Up’ Chants Break Out At Trump Rally As Perdue Falsely Blames Georgia Gov. Kemp For Voter Fraud
Topline Former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) riled a crowd of former President Donald Trump’s supporters into “lock him up!” chants at a rally Saturday night after falsely accusing Gov. ...
Florida Gov. DeSantis: ‘We Will Accept Bitcoin’ for State Taxes
In brief Gov. DeSantis said he’s directed state agencies to figure out how to allow businesses to make tax payments in cryptocurrency. While the Miami government has been recruiting crypto firms...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Pressed Grid Operator To Keep Prices At $9,000 Per Megawatt-Hour During Crisis
Bill Magness, president and chief executive officer of Electric Reliability Council of Texas … [+] (ERCOT), speaks during the 2018 CERAWeek conference in Houston. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher...
Texas’ Lt. Gov. Wants To End University Tenure To Fight Critical Race Theory
Topline Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposed freezing tenure for Texas public universities’ new hires over the teaching of critical race theory, saying tenured professors shouldn’t be permitted to “poi...
New York Gov. Hochul expected to lift indoor mask mandate
[The stream is slated to start at 11:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to drop the state’s strict indoor ...
Judge Freezes Virginia Gov. Youngkin’s Order Restricting School Mask Mandates
Topline A Virginia judge on Friday temporarily blocked Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) from requiring school districts with mask mandates to offer opt-outs to parents, an early court loss for Youngki...
New York Covid numbers are finally trending down, Gov. Hochul says
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing at New York City governor’s office on 633 3rd Avenue. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images New York is finally starting to turn the corner on th...