Governors - Page 180

June 16, 2021

Abbott launches Texas border wall project with $250 million 'down payment'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday formally announced that Texas will build its own border wall, as he accused the Biden administration of abandoning its responsibility to protect the southern U.S. border.

June 16, 2021

VA parents slam McAuliffe for calling CRT objections a 'right-wing conspiracy': 'We're a huge coalition'

Two Loudoun County, Virginia parents slammed Democrat Terry McAuliffe on "Fox & Friends First" Wednesday after the gubernatorial candidate dismissed their concerns about "critical race theory" curriculum as a right-wing conspiracy.

June 16, 2021

Abbott signs religious freedom law prohibiting government from closing places of worship

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law prohibiting government agencies and officials in the state from ordering churches and other houses of worship to close.

June 15, 2021

Trump to visit 'decimated' Mexico border with Texas Gov. Abbott on June 30

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of the month, which he described on Tuesday as an “unmitigated disaster zone.”

June 15, 2021

Gov. Noem slams Biden over White House fireworks event: 'What a hypocrite'

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem slammed President Biden on Tuesday after his administration unveiled plans to host an Independence Day fireworks display at the White House, weeks after federal officials rejected her bid to host a similar event at Mount Rushmore.

June 14, 2021

PA Gov. Wolf calls GOP-backed election bill 'extremist proposal' to 'take away' voting rights

A spokesperson for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Sunday slammed an elections bill proposed by Republican state lawmakers, calling it “an extremist proposal" that will “silence the voices of Pennsylvanians.”

June 14, 2021

California GOP gubernatorial contender charges Newsom 'has failed us' in new ad

One of the leading Republican gubernatorial contenders in this year's California recall election is going up with his first major ad blitz in the campaign to oust embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

June 14, 2021

Can NJ candidate Jack Ciattarelli defy the odds and oust Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy?

New Jersey may be a blue state where Democrats greatly outnumber Republicans, but GOP nominee for governor Jack Ciattarelli argues that "when it comes to gubernatorial elections, we’re a purple state with a tint of red."

June 12, 2021

California Gov. Newsom signs order to end most of state's coronavirus restrictions, reopen Tuesday

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed an order that will lift most pandemic-related restrictions in the state, allowing it to officially reopen on Tuesday.

June 12, 2021

New Mexico's Dem governor defends $62,500 settlement of crotch-grab case: 'I was focused on the pandemic'

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham defended her decision to settle with a former campaign staffer who accused her of sexual harassment in 2018, speaking to reporters about it for the first time Friday.