December 20, 2015 Republican runner-up won’t concede Vermont governor race The second-place finisher in last month's election for Vermont governor announced Monday that he is staying in the race, bucking recent history of the losing candidate conceding and leaving the final say up to the state Legislature.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers squabble over probe of lane closures Republican lawmakers on Monday accused Democrats of unlawfully leaking documents during the legislative probe into the 2013 New Jersey lane closures at the George Washington Bridge and cast the committee's work as overtly political.
December 20, 2015 Senior Maryland ex-state trooper claims O’Malley administration silenced him on gun control law Jack McCauley enjoyed a fast-rising career in the Maryland State Police, starting out on the street and then moving on to gangs, drugs and murders. He went all the way to the top post in the firearms licensing division -- until, he claims, political pressure over the state's high-profile gun control push drove him out.
December 20, 2015 Perry talks national issues as he begins six-stop New Hampshire swing On the heels of the sweeping Republican gains in the midterm elections, Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday unofficially kicked off the presidential primary season in New Hampshire, starting his six-stop swing through the state with a visit to Concord.
December 20, 2015 Texas Governor Rick Perry in court for pretrial hearing Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry has made his first court appearance on felony abuse of power charges, sitting largely stoically through heated arguments from lawyers.
December 20, 2015 Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo hospitalized Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo spent Thanksgiving in a Manhattan hospital to treat a heart condition, state officials confirmed Saturday.
December 20, 2015 Governor-elect’s proposal for sick days upsets some businesses Pennsylvania governor-elect Tom Wolf won’t take office for another two months, but one part of his Fresh Start policy plan already has business types feeling queasy.
December 20, 2015 Film subsidies trap Maryland taxpayers in ‘House of Cards’ Maryland politicians cast their film incentives program as the only way to lure productions like ‘House of Cards’ and boost the state’s economy.
December 20, 2015 Top Vermont lawmaker urges state to ‘terminate’ Gruber contract over ObamaCare videos Vermont Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning is calling on Gov. Peter Shumlin to terminate the contract of Jonathan Gruber following the release of videos showing the MIT professor intentionally deceived the public in drafting the Affordable Care Act.
December 20, 2015 Republican Parnell concedes in Alaska gubernatorial race Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell conceded the gubernatorial race Saturday, issuing a statement a day after independent challenger Bill Walker was declared the winner.
