December 20, 2015 Appeals court overturns some Blagojevich corruption convictions An appeals court has overturned some of the corruption convictions of imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich.
December 20, 2015 Walker signs revised Wisconsin budget ahead of presidential run Gov. Scott Walker signed the next Wisconsin state budget into law on Sunday, brushing aside complaints from his own party about the $73 billion spending plan and fulfilling his promise to get it done before he announces he is running for the Republican nomination for president.
December 20, 2015 Confederate flag removed at South Carolina capitol With emotional debates and decades of dialogue behind them, South Carolina officials removed the Confederate flag Friday morning from the statehouse grounds where it has flown for more than half a century.
December 20, 2015 GOP presidential hopeful Scott Walker signs abortion ban bill Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one week after launching his bid for the 2016 presidential nomination, signed a bill Monday that outlaws non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy.
December 20, 2015 New Mexico gov slams Trump for controversial remarks New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez denounced GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump's recent remarks about Mexican immigrants and called his comments "horrible."
December 20, 2015 No charges after federal probe into Kansas election loans Federal prosecutors have completed their investigation into loans made to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's re-election campaign by his lieutenant governor and plan to bring no criminal charges, the U.S. attorney's office said Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Nevada's GOP governor won't run for Harry Reid's Senate seat Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by longtime Democratic Sen. Harry Reid.
December 20, 2015 Hawaii abandons troubled state ObamaCare exchange Hawaii is taking its troubled ObamaCare insurance exchange off life support, the governor’s office announced Friday, the latest addition to a growing number of state exchanges forced to close after operations became unsustainable.
December 20, 2015 North Carolina lawmakers approve 72-hour abortion waiting period North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that would make the state one of several with 72-hour waiting periods for an abortion, sending the bill to the Republican governor who plans to sign it.
December 20, 2015 'Sad Day': Conn. businesses, residents brace for $2B tax hike He once promised to balance Connecticut’s books through spending cuts alone. Now Gov. Dannel Malloy says he’s ready to OK a nearly $2 billion tax increase.
