Governors - Page 259

April 11, 2018

Jerry Brown bolsters National Guard but defends California's sanctuary status

The governor of California accepted federal funds on Wednesday to beef up the state’s National Guard, saying roughly 400 members would be added to an existing program to fight transnational crime.

April 11, 2018

Missouri Gov. Greitens fights accusations of violent nonconsensual 'sexy workout'

A woman who had an affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2015 told lawmakers that he spanked, slapped, grabbed and shoved her during a series of sexual encounters -- some of which were nonconsensual, according to an official report released Wednesday.

April 10, 2018

Missouri Gov. Greitens accused of 'smear campaign' against ex-lover

A Missouri judge issued a partial gag order Tuesday in the invasion-of-privacy case against Gov. Eric Greitens, hours after an attorney for his former paramour accused him of waging a "smear campaign" against her.

April 9, 2018

Missouri Gov. Greitens' ex-lover said illicit photo may have been 'a dream,' documents say

Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens have accused prosecutors of withholding exculpatory testimony from a woman who has accused Greitens of invading her privacy by taking a nonconsensual photo of her while she was partially nude.

April 5, 2018

NJ Gov. Phil Murphy reportedly spent $13G on office for his wife

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy spent nearly $13,000 to create an office for his wife, who doesn't hold any political office, according to a report out Thursday.

April 5, 2018

Tim Pawlenty announces he's running for his old job as Minnesota governor

Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor and short-lived GOP 2012 presidential candidate, announced plans on Thursday to run for his old seat in the state.

April 5, 2018

Most border-state governors back Trump's National Guard plan

Governors of several states have voiced support for President Donald Trump's decision Wednesday to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, paving the way for the White House to implement its latest anti-illegal immigration policy.

April 2, 2018

Maryland pays $65G to settle lawsuit over governor's Facebook page

Maryland's governor must be more permissive of social media commenters who disagree with him under a settlement to resolve a lawsuit that accused him of censoring constituents by blocking them on Facebook, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.

March 29, 2018

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey accused of allowing Uber to test driverless cars without informing public, report says

Uber reportedly tested its experimental autonomous vehicles in Arizona with the blessing of Gov. Doug Ducey -- and without telling residents -- months before the self-driving car program was officially announced and nearly two years before a woman was struck and killed by an autonomous vehicle in the state.

March 26, 2018

Ohio Gov. Kasich commutes death sentence of man who killed woman during robbery

Ohio Gov. John Kasich Monday spared a condemned killer who was set to die April 11 for fatally shooting a woman more than three decades ago during a robbery after questions were raised about discrepancies in the case and the fairness of the trial.