Governors - Page 238

February 27, 2020

Kentucky governor defends photo posing with drag queens

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear defended a photograph of him posing with drag queens at a gay rights rally and accused a Republican lawmaker of using homophobic tactics by displaying the photo at a recent campaign rally while accusing Democrats of corrupting traditional values.

February 25, 2020

Colorado House, in late-night vote, passes death penalty repeal – governor could sign bill Wednesday

Colorado House lawmakers on Tuesday voted to repeal the state's death penalty after a lengthy 11-hour debate, clearing one of the last hurdles before the controversial bill becomes law. 

February 23, 2020

Mike Slater: Newsom's call for 'housing prescriptions' to solve homelessness 'fundamentally misses' problem

California radio host Mike Slater responded Sunday to Gov. Gavin Newsom's suggestion that doctors "should be able" to prescribe housing like they do medicine, calling it "so off the charts that you don’t even know where to begin."

February 21, 2020

Gavin Newsom mocked for saying doctors 'should be able to write prescriptions for housing' like for insulin, antibiotics

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom raised eyebrows on Friday for decrying that doctors "should be able" to provide housing like they do medicine. 

February 20, 2020

California changes wording from 'at-risk' to 'at-promise youth' to help disadvantaged students

California's Democratic lawmakers are giving themselves an A+ after successfully swapping out the phrase "at-risk youth" with "at-promise youth" in the state's education and penal codes as part of an effort to level the playing field between the haves and the have-nots. 

February 19, 2020

Rod Blagojevich, freed by Trump commutation, leaves Colorado prison, returns to Illinois

After leaving prison Tuesday, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich expressed his “everlasting gratitude” to President Trump who commuted his 14-year corruption sentence.

February 18, 2020

Trump commutes sentence of ex-Gov. Blagojevich, pardons Kerik

President Trump issued a spree of clemency decisions Tuesday for high-profile figures -- most notably commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who was convicted for attempting to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat when he was elected president.

February 18, 2020

Trump pardoned, commuted sentences for these people: the full list

Some were big names who grabbed national headlines while others were lesser known but also faced serious charges and prison.

February 17, 2020

Colorado's Jared Polis posts photo of pit bull at governor's mansion days after Denver mayor approves ban

The governor of Colorado found himself in an awkward situation after he posted what his office called a poorly timed tweet following the Denver mayor's veto of a law that would have ended the ban on pit bulls in the city.

January 31, 2020

Austin homeless set up shop at Camp R.A.T.T., 'for the homeless, run by the homeless'

A homeless community in East Austin, Texas, has turned a controversial state-sanctioned campsite into an organized 100-member town, complete with its own version of a city council.