December 20, 2015 Maryland Dems weigh bailing on ObamaCare site, sending people to HealthCare.gov Top Maryland Democrats are considering drastic measures to address ongoing problems with their state-run ObamaCare website, including sending people directly to the already-strained federal exchange.
December 20, 2015 Winter storm proves Illinois has plenty of ‘non-essential’ government workers Snow plow drivers, state troopers, prison guards and Gov. Pat Quinn (and his spokespeople) are apparently just about all the state government Illinois needs.
December 20, 2015 Shadowy funders built liberal war chest to unseat Wisconsin governor A few wealthy, anonymous donors funded a liberal activist group working on the failed recall of Wisconsin’s governor, Watchdog.org has learned.
December 20, 2015 Arizona Supreme Court allows lawsuit against Brewer Medicaid expansion The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Jan Brewer's Medicaid expansion plan to move forward, a decision that deals a major blow to the outgoing governor's signature achievement.
December 20, 2015 Outgoing Gov. O'Malley commutes sentences for last 4 on Maryland death row Outgoing Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley said Wednesday that he will commute the capital sentences of the state's last four inmates on death row to life in prison, saying executing them "does not serve the public good of the people of Maryland."
December 20, 2015 Daughter of former Va. gov Bob McDonnell reportedly blames mom for dad's downfall in letter to judge A daughter of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell reportedly has pinned most of the blame for her father's conviction on public corruption charges on her mother Maureen ahead of the couple's sentencing early next year.
December 20, 2015 New York, New Jersey governors veto Port Authority reform bill The governors of New York and New Jersey jointly vetoed legislation Saturday aimed at overhauling the Port Authority and proposed instead a series of reforms they said would go further in bringing accountability to the agency.
December 20, 2015 Former SC Gov. Edwards dies at age 87 James B. Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since Reconstruction and later energy secretary for two years in the Reagan administration, has died. He was 87.
December 20, 2015 Perry touts ‘Texas model’ after historic term, eyes 2016 Texas' longest-serving governor will leave the office he's held for more than three consecutive terms. Yet, Rick Perry doesn't sound like a man hanging up his spurs.
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