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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, encouraged by many Republicans to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning toward a run for U.S. Senate, according to two party advisers. Complete Story...
New Jersey's incoming and outgoing governors told municipal officials Thursday that there are no miracles to cure the state's vexing fiscal problems.
A former pharmaceutical company executive who returned to Kansas this year announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, giving Democrats a declared candidate.
South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.
New Jersey's governor-elect said Monday he'll be taking office of a state with an even worse financial crisis than previously believed, and he wants the current governor to tighten the state's purse strings in the meantime.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is waving off rumors that she is considering a run for governor of New York. And former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he hasn't decided whether he'll run.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who was hailed as a hero this summer for confronting a metal-bar wielding man, is running for governor.
Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her U.S. Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary.
Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR'-ee), a gay marriage opponent, has opened the door slightly to the limited recognition of same-sex relationships in Rhode Island.
With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods Thursday, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was in Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser.
A Michigan Senate committee has voted to reject Gov. Jennifer Granholm's order letting her appoint two department directors now named by commissions.
The man who shot the son of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen's has died.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry told renewable energy industry officials that a cap-and-trade climate bill in Congress would increase taxes and devastate the state's energy sector.
Gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis has picked up an endorsement from a major union.
Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a position rejected by Democrats Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes.
Chris Dudley's free throw shots were always iffy propositions. Now the former Portland Trail Blazer is in a new arena taking aim at a governor's chair — and Oregon's Republicans think he can score.
Connecticut Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's decision not to seek re-election could create big political drama in a small state, where Democrats hope to reclaim the governor's mansion for the first time in nearly two decades while keeping embattled Sen. Christopher Dodd in office.
A former member of Gov. Bob Riley's Cabinet claimed Thursday that Riley received campaign contributions from Mississippi Indians who operate casinos, with the money intended to limit their competition in Alabama.
South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe.
Chris Christie thought his political career was over 12 years ago when he was bounced from a primary election for a county board.
The new Republican governor-elect of Virginia brings to the office firmly conservative views that took root in the suburban, middle-class Irish Catholic home of his youth.
A good-government group is calling for an ethics investigation into how New York Gov. David Paterson got his Yankees tickets for the first game of the World Series.
New Jersey's next governor vowed Friday to veto any tax increase the Legislature sends to his desk in the coming year.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he supports a compromise on how to cap political contributions.
Unable to move beyond his ultra-liberal image and far behind his rival in fundraising, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor, leaving former governor Jerry Brown as the only Democrat in the race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year.
John Tantillo's Brand Winner... And Loser: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Sarah PalinKhalid Sheikh Mohammed is singled out for his strong brand...which accounts for how he is (unfortunately) able to use the trial location of nyc to his advantage.
Schwarzenegger rules out another run for officeCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won't say what his plans are when his term expires next year, but he won't be running for another office.
Kentucky State Official Denied Mining Permits, Got Fired"The former head of Kentucky's mine permit division, who was fired last week . . . said Tuesday [November 17, 2009] he had been trying to block what he called illegal mining permit practices."
Sarah Palin struck the American population like a stealth fighter on September 03/ 2008.
Obama lawyers to Democrat alleging political prosecution: Go back to jailGo back to jail. That's the message from Obama administration lawyers to former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, whose case became a cause célèbre among Bush administration critics as ground zero of alleged political prosecutions.
Sarah Palin wants to friend youSarah Palin appears on Oprah on Monday to mark the launch of her book, "Going Rogue." She'll follow up with an extensive interview with Barbara Walters, a multicity book tour and appearances on the Fox News Channel and talk radio.
Election Day 2009 has come and gone. Relatively speaking, this election was as insignificant as any off-year election is, as opposed to a mid-term election, but it still could have been an important year for the Libertarian Party, if we had simply bothered to show up.
Will it be Chris Christie's first term or Jim McGreevey's second? | Paul Mulshine - NJ.comThe idea is to make plenty of promises before the election. Once elected, you immediately start manufacturing excuses for failing to deliver on those promises.
Last Tuesday, conservatives across the nation rejoiced as Republicans Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Chris Christie of New Jersey won their respective state's gubernatorial elections.
Paterson Paints Grim Picture of N.Y. Budget CrisisNew York Gov. David A. Paterson took the rare step Monday afternoon of addressing a joint session of the Legislature during its traditional off-season and used the speech to underscore the increasing grimness of New York's financial outlook. Mr.
As a Libertarian & Floridian I lived under the Governorship of the one Bush brother that regardless of your political leanings has some respect. He is no doubt a conservative, however, his 8 years as Governor of Florida were good years.
New Jersey: Republican Chris Christie Leads Big EarlyThe President is most vested in the New Jersey governor's race, and with 5% of precincts reporting, Republican challenger Chris Christie has a 16 point lead over Democratic incumbent Governor John Corzine, for whom President Obama has campaigned recently.
Meant to post this on Sunday as I had it written up after the rally but will post it now.
GOP eyes 3-state sweep of key contestsRepublicans and their conservative allies were buoyed by late polls showing they could sweep the three biggest electoral prizes of 2009: the Virginia and New Jersey governors' mansions and New York's 23rd Congressional District seat.
It's a small field of candidates for such a huge race -- latimes.comReporting from San Francisco - California has roughly 37 million residents and about 17 million registered voters. Of those, more than 7 million are declared Democrats.
The Washington Post poll, taken last week, suggests the Republican Bob McDonnell is leading by 11% with just over a week to go until election day. The national Republican party has funded McDonnell to over twice the budget of Creigh Deeds, the Democrat.
Crist exaggerates benefits of Cover Florida Health Care program In a recent Fox News interview, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist boasted about Cover Florida Health Care, an effort to provide low-cost healthcare coverage to the nearly four million uninsured in the state.
It has been a long summer so far for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine. He's been down in the polls all summer long but this week just might be what the doctor ordered for this once stagnant campaign.
Some Virginia Democrats Having Second Thoughts on Nominee for GovernorWhen State Senator R. Creigh Deeds defeated Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic Party chairman and confidante of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, to be the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia, the argument among many Democrats was that Mr.
Schwarzenegger Fiscal-Repairman Image Defined by Budget Deficit - Bloomberg.comCalifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who vowed as a candidate in 2003 to tame the most populous U.S. state's budget deficits, is fighting a new fiscal gap testing his ability to bring squabbling lawmakers together.
NJ's Top Newspaper Endorses Independent Chris Daggett for GovernorStar Ledger of NJ has sent a message to the two parties in the state to clean up their act by endorsing the Independent candidate, Daggett.
As if the budget cuts to the elderly and disable weren't debilitating enough, the Austrian Immigrant has decided to strike another blow against those who cannot speak for themselves. The latest scam targets not only the elderly, but the blind and other disabled citizens.
Poll: Minnesotans aren't keen on President PawlentyA majority of Minnesotans surveyed in a new poll apparently aren't interested in seeing Gov. Tim Pawlenty become President Tim Pawlenty three years from now.
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