Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Monday issued a statewide stay-at-home order along with a lecture for those who packed the state’s beaches last weekend or otherwise ignored calls to avoid mass gatherings.
Read moreMembers of the Arkansas House met in a college basketball arena, spaced out among 5,600 seats, as they voted on ways to cover a budget shortfall caused by the coronavirus punch to the economy.
Read moreIn Savannah, Georgia, the azaleas bloom white and pink in the squares for which the city is known. But few people travel the city streets, only the occasional local riding a bike or walking a dog.
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Friday called for the state’s upcoming April primary to be conducted solely via mail-in absentee ballot, following the lead of other states that have changed their primary process as the coronavirus outbreak worsens.
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Governors across the nation Tuesday rejected President Trump’s new accelerated timeline for reopening the U.S. economy, as they continued to impose more restrictions on travel and public life in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Read moreFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has asked President Donald Trump to declare his state a disaster area amid the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 1,400 Floridians and killed 18.
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Prompting more than half the justices to recuse themselves, the Georgia Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear two lawsuits brought by would-be candidates for the court after a scheduled election for a vacant seat was canceled.
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Governors in Michigan and Oregon ordered residents to stay at home Monday, adding to a growing list of other states locking people down to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Read moreA Florida attorney says Governor Ron DeSantis is endangering the entire country by not taking executive action ordering all of the state’s beaches to close amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said Monday he will file a lawsuit to postpone in-person voting in the state’s primary, scheduled for Tuesday, until June 2 because of the coronavirus.
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Government officials across the country ordered the closure of restaurants, bars and other public places Monday in a last-ditch effort to slow the coronavirus outbreak affecting thousands of people in 49 states.
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A multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed against Jakarta’s governor over deadly New Year flooding was sidelined Tuesday due to more floods.
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The Iowa Court of Appeals handed down two rulings Wednesday dismissing lawsuits over changes in the way state appellate judges are picked, finding the plaintiffs lack standing to challenge lawmakers’ actions.
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor on Monday fulfilled his promise to create a nonpartisan board to draw new legislative maps following the 2020 census, bringing focus back to an issue that helped define partisan politics in the state and nationwide over the last decade.
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor introduced a package of bills Thursday aimed at giving a hand to hurting farmers in America’s Dairyland, including measures to boost exports, create grant programs and provide enhanced mental illness resources for farmers burdened by bad times.
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Texas’ governor and attorney general asked a state appeals court Friday to stop a hospital from removing an 11-month-old girl from life support over the objections of her mother, arguing the state’s 10-day rule is unconstitutional.
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An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Friday directed Alaska’s Division of Elections to allow the effort to recall Governor Mike Dunleavy to proceed.
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The Republican governor of Texas said Friday his state will opt out of a federal refugee resettlement program in 2020, even as leaders in the state’s largest cities have indicated they would welcome refugees.
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With residents, lawmakers and President Donald Trump clamoring for action on California’s worsening homelessness crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan Wednesday to spend over $1 billion to connect people to housing and ordered agencies to build shelters on unused land.
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West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has been cleared in a federal investigation that sought financial records from his golf resort and other businesses, his attorney said.
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