Missouri lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that bars corrections officers from shackling pregnant prisoners through their third trimester, during labor and two days after delivery, and the measure will now go to embattled Governor Eric Greitens.
Read moreA gubernatorial candidate’s use of “deportation bus” in his campaign across Georgia drew inspired criticism and consternation this week as its occupant threatened to round up undocumented immigrants in the state’s sanctuary towns.
Read moreAfter three days of jury selection, prosecutors announced Monday they have dropped their invasion of privacy case against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens stemming from claims that he blackmailed a former mistress during an affair he admitted to.
Read moreGeorge Deukmejian, a two-term Republican governor of California known for his fiscal conservatism, tough stance on crime and collaborative, bipartisan approach to politics, died Tuesday at his Long Beach home. He was 89.
Read moreSix candidates for California governor faced off against each other as the race to helm the Golden State intensifies ahead of the June 5 primary.
Read moreCalifornia gubernatorial candidates duked it out at the first Asian-Pacific American focused debate on Friday evening where they shared their vision for the state’s healthcare, immigration policies and what language Californians should speak.
Read moreThe battle for the governorship of California came to the Central Valley Wednesday evening, as four of the top five candidates faced off in Fresno.
Read moreOhio Governor John Kasich signed an executive order Monday afternoon asking a committee of state agencies to take a closer look at how flaws in the way Ohio reports data to a national background check system are allowing firearms to fall into the wrong hands.
Read moreSt. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Governor Eric Greitens with a felony for his use of a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the first-term governor’s legal woes.
Read moreWhile the prosecution’s actions warrant sanctions in the criminal case against Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, a St. Louis judge found Thursday those actions do not require dismissal of the case.
Read moreA St. Louis judge is set to rule on a request from Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to dismiss a felony criminal indictment due to mistakes by the prosecutor and an investigator.
Read moreMissouri Governor Eric Greitens could be facing a second felony charge after his attorney general’s office uncovered possible criminal violations by Greitens’ nonprofit charity, The Mission Continues.
Read moreKentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear sued Governor Matt Bevin in an attempt to nullify a pension reform bill that stands to cut benefits for teachers and other public employees, a day after Bevin signed the bill into law.
Read moreMissouri Gov. Eric Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she spoke about it, according to testimony from the woman released Wednesday by a House investigatory committee.
Read moreKansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking a state court to prohibit residents of other states from running for governor and lieutenant governor.
Read moreCalifornia Democratic gubernatorial candidates at a Wednesday evening forum stressed the next leader of the Golden State will have to improve the state’s infrastructure and education standards and added the next governor’s job duties will include standing up to President Donald Trump.
Read moreRepublican gubernatorial candidate Travis Allen has a message for California Democrats: Bring it on.
Read moreHundreds of people packed inside the Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles Monday to hear five candidates for governor debate on an array of complex challenges in the Golden State such as immigration, surging cost of living and mounting homelessness.
Read moreSt. Louis’ top prosecutor on Friday asked a judge to disqualify the law firm representing Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in his criminal case.
Read moreA Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered Governor Scott Walker to call special elections for two vacant state legislative seats by next week, ruling in favor of residents who claimed a violation of their right to vote and be represented.
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