Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin does not have legal standing to sue Medicaid recipients who challenged the state’s requirements that people work to receive benefits, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read moreWisconsin Governor Scott Walker spent over $800,000 in taxpayer dollars for air travel over a period of two and a half years, a liberal advocacy group claims in a report released Monday.
Read moreAll eyes in Wisconsin’s primary election Tuesday will be on the race for retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan’s seat and Democrats’ fight to retake the governor’s office from two-term Republican Scott Walker.
Read moreIn a major battleground state for November’s midterm elections, Minnesota voters in Tuesday’s primary election will narrow the field for two U.S. Senate seats, eight House spots and the governorship.
Read moreAll living former North Carolina governors unified on Monday to protest two power-shifting constitutional amendments proposed by the General Assembly for the November ballot.
Read moreThe race to become the next governor of Michigan was narrowed down to Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette and Democratic establishment favorite Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday night.
Read moreVoters in Michigan’s primary election Tuesday will decide which candidates will face each other in November to become the state’s new governor, in addition to races for congressional seats.
Read moreVoters across Tennessee will cast ballots Thursday in a primary election to determine the candidates for an open U.S. Senate seat and the governor’s office, two important positions for influencing federal and state judicial systems.
Read moreIowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday announced the appointment of Susan Christensen to the state’s highest court, adding a woman to the otherwise all-male bench, which has been a source of criticism since the last female justice left eight years ago.
Read moreMost voters in California care about the environment and want the same from their next governor, according to the results of a new survey released Wednesday that asked voters how they feel about environmental issues.
Read moreOhio Governor John Kasich on Friday spared the life of double murderer Raymond Tibbetts, commuting his sentence to life in prison based on claims that jurors were misled about his fraught childhood and drug addiction.
Read moreMove over, Ohio. Make room, Florida and Pennsylvania. Georgia wants in on the swing-state action.
Read moreIllinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed a new law Monday that will allow guns to be taken away from people showing signs they may be a danger to themselves or others.
Read moreA divided New Hampshire Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a controversial voter residency requirement to move forward, declaring the bill constitutional in an advisory opinion.
Read moreSurrounded by French dip sandwiches and iced teas, gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom grabbed a bite to eat in downtown Los Angeles on Friday and secured the endorsement from a former Democratic opponent amid the afternoon lunch rush.
Read moreIn the first statewide execution of ranked-choice voting, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills won the gubernatorial nomination for the Democrats on Wednesday with 54 percent of the vote.
Read moreThe private attorneys who represented former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ office against potential impeachment proceedings won’t be paid by the state for more than $180,000 of legal bills, a top official decided Thursday.
Read moreCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown said Friday that he reached an agreement with state lawmakers on the 2018-19 budget to increase higher-education funding and fight the homelessness crisis.
Read moreIowa voters will narrow the Democratic field Tuesday in crowded and competitive primary battles for the state’s governorship and congressional delegation.
Read moreLieutenant Governor Mike Parson will be sworn in as Missouri’s 57th governor in a low-key event in the governor’s office early Friday evening, three days after the embattled Eric Greitens said he would step down.
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