Category Archives: Governors

Pardoned DUI convict faces more charges in fatal accident

By doris | Published: February 4, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com Why are they pardoning the DUI drivers?  I think that you do the crime you do the time. They are just learning to do something wrong and they can get away with doing the wrong thing. Why do the Judges give such a lite sentence to these people, but to have [...]

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Gas Tax Could Bring Jump At The Pump

By doris | Published: October 18, 2011

Full Story at Baltimore.cbslocal.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Get ready for a possible jump at the pump. Governor Martin O’Malley wants to raise the gas tax. Now drivers are sounding off. Andrea Fujii has the outrage. It wasn’t the news one driver wanted to hear right after buying a new sports car. “It doesn’t sound [...]

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Minn. governor, GOP reach deal to end shutdown

By doris | Published: July 14, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican lawmakers reached a deal to end what has become the longest state shutdown in recent U.S. history. The deal came after a three-hour negotiating session that followed major concessions by Dayton. If details are worked out and approved by state [...]

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Ariz. lawmakers OK sweeping immigration bill

By doris | Published: April 20, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com PHOENIX – Arizona lawmakers approved a sweeping immigration bill Monday intended to ramp up law enforcement efforts even as critics complained it could lead to racial profiling and other abuse. The state Senate voted 17-11 nearly along party lines to send the bill to Gov. Jan Brewer, who has not taken [...]

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Can tech personalities break into politics?

By doris | Published: September 29, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com But what about a tech geek? Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman wants to move into politics with a run for the job of governor of California in 2010. In doing so, she is, in effect, trying to prove that high-tech personas have become mainstream and trusted enough to take up political [...]

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Obama at concert: The dream of our founders will live on

By doris | Published: January 19, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — Inauguration revelry began Sunday afternoon as thousands of people packed the National Mall in Washington for a free concert featuring big stars. President-elect Barack Obama addressed a roaring crowd after 90 minutes of high-energy acts such as U2, Mary J. Blige, Usher and Beyonce. “Welcome to this celebration [...]

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Whistleblower in Blago Case: Corruption ‘Never Ceased to Amaze Me’

By doris | Published: January 10, 2009

ABC News When Pamela Davis agreed to wear an FBI wire in late 2003, she became a key part of the investigation that culminated in the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for allegedly trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat.The extent of Davis’ role as a whistle-blower and FBI informant exceeded her expectations. [...]

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U.S. governors seek $1 trillion federal assistance

By doris | Published: January 2, 2009

Full Story At  Reuters PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country’s 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession. The governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio [...]

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