December 20, 2015 Colorado governor reveals plan to spend marijuana tax revenue The governor announced plans Wednesday to spend $99 million next fiscal year on six priorities.
December 20, 2015 Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to file motion to drop indictment against him, wife The McDonnells are charged with accepting more than $165,000 in loans and gifts from the former CEO of a dietary supplements maker in exchange for helping promote his company's products.
December 20, 2015 Liberal group looking to take Wisconsin’s John Doe national Liberal super PAC head Brad Woodhouse is beating the old Democratic Party drum, drudging up allegations from a long and winding secret investigation into conservatives connected to Gov. Walker.
December 20, 2015 GOP challengers see opportunity in California water crisis Two Republican challengers to incumbent California Gov. Jerry Brown say that the state's government failed to properly prepare for what they call a forseeable drought crisis.
December 20, 2015 Florida's Crist takes heat for more flip flops in Dem run for governor Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is taking heat for his call to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba -- the latest episode in which Democrats and Republicans have attacked him for flip-flopping on everything from policy to his choice of political party.
December 20, 2015 Pro-fracking group sues New York Gov. Cuomo A group of pro-gas drilling landowners from upstate New York filed a lawsuit Friday against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seeking to compel the state to complete its review of high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
December 20, 2015 Wyoming officials take EPA to court after ruling gives land to tribes Wyoming officials are taking the Environmental Protection Agency to court in a bid to reverse a sweeping agency ruling that transferred more than 1 million acres of land -- including an entire city -- to Native American tribes.
December 20, 2015 Western Marylanders push to secede from state A push by frustrated western Maryland residents to part ways with their state is gaining momentum as the initiative turns to social media to get its message out.
December 20, 2015 Target of 'secret' Wisconsin probe files suit, claims prosecutors punishing Walker allies The only target of a Democrat-driven "John Doe" investigation to speak out publicly against what many Wisconsin conservatives see as a political witch hunt has made good on his promise to take prosecutors to court, charging they violated his civil rights.
December 20, 2015 Washington state Gov. Inslee suspends death penalty Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday he was suspending the use of the death penalty in Washington state, announcing a move that he hopes will enable officials to "join a growing national conversation about capital punishment."
