June 29, 2016 Utah Gov. Herbert secures GOP nomination in re-election race Republican Gov. Gary Herbert easily defeated Overstock.com executive Jonathan Johnson Tuesday to win a closely watched primary race that helped boost voter turnout to the highest level in two decades.
June 27, 2016 Utah primary to settle heated GOP governor's race Gary Herbert, who became Utah's governor at the height of the Great Recession, is pointing to the state's now-humming economy and low unemployment as he tries to ward off a re-election challenge Tuesday from successful businessman Jonathan Johnson.
June 25, 2016 Ann LePage, wife of nation's lowest-paid governor, takes waitressing job The wife of Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage had kept a low profile for the first few weeks of her summer job. But then her husband told a crowd at a recent town hall that his wife took a job to "supplement" his $70,000 salary, the lowest of any U.S. governor.
June 24, 2016 Hawaii becomes first state to put gun owners in federal database Hawaii signed a bill Thursday to become the first state to enter gun owners into an FBI database that will automatically notify police if an island resident is arrested anywhere else in the country.
June 22, 2016 Florida Gov. Scott to appeal feds' denial of emergency declaration Florida Gov. Rick Scott plans to appeal the Obama administration's decision not to declare a state of emergency for his state following the Orlando terror attack, a spokeswoman told FoxNews.com on Wednesday.
June 22, 2016 Maine Gov. LePage threatens to halt food stamp program amid sugar crackdown Maine Gov. Paul LePage is ramping up a battle over Mars bars and Mountain Dew, warning the Obama administration he'll move to ban food stamp recipients from buying such sugary sweets – or halt the program entirely.
June 13, 2016 Appeals court rejects $1.8M award to Jesse Ventura in 'American Sniper' case A federal appeals court on Monday threw out $1.8 million in damages awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who said he was defamed by the late author Chris Kyle in the bestselling book "American Sniper."
May 28, 2016 California lawmakers quickly pass emergency HIV-organ transplant bill California lawmakers approved emergency legislation Friday to allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV-positive husband's liver before the surgery becomes too dangerous, possibly within weeks.
May 27, 2016 NYC police make arrest in shooting death of Cuomo aide New York City police say they've made an arrest in the death of an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was caught in the crossfire between two gangs last year.
