Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump administration's…
Fed Gov. Bowman wants three interest rate cuts in 2025
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve has not approved an interest rate cut since before the Nov. 5 election, but one of its governors…
Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis drops out of governor’s race, pivots to run for treasurer
The field of candidates for California governor expanded rapidly this year as a growing number of politicians entered the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom,…
Gov. Newsom seeks to raise $18 billion to shore up state wildfire fund
Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing draft legislation that would add an additional $18 billion to a state fund for wildfire victims that officials have warned…
SBA approves Gov. Newsom’s disaster relief request after LA protests
July 1 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has approved California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for disaster relief following last month's riots in downtown Los Angeles,…
Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would…
700 Marines deployed to LA as Trump, Gov. Newsom clash over response
June 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump publicly endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday during a war of words, as the…
California’s budget deficit is back, Gov. Jerry Brown says
Reporting from Sacramento — Less than four years after declaring California’s budget balanced for the foreseeable future, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday said the state is projected…
Justice Department investigates former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Congressional testimony
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo smiles as he announces New York State's lifting of all COVID restrictions at One World Trade Center on June 15,…
Maryland’s Gov. Moore vetoes proposed reparations commission
May 17 (UPI) -- Maryland Governor Wes Moore vetoed a measure that would have created a commission to study reparations in the former slave state.…
Gov. Ron DenSantis signs bill making Florida second state to ban fluoride from public water
May 15 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday banning fluoride in public water, making it the second state to do so.…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to remove homeless encampments
May 12 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom released guidelines for city leaders across his state to have homeless encampments removed on Monday. The governor's…
Texas Gov. Abbott signs controversial private school vouchers bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed a controversial $1 billion bill into law that provides parents with vouchers to send their children to private…
House GOP-led panel refers Ex-N.Y. Gov. Cuomo to DOJ for prosecution
April 22 (UPI) -- A House GOP-led panel has renewed its call for the Justice Department to prosecute Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of…
Column: Gov. Whitmer’s party should learn from what she did in the Oval Office
Kudos to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She managed to generate the most negatively iconic photo of a Democrat since Michael Dukakis wore a helmet atop…
Police blame arson in fire that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and family fled
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Police said Sunday that officers evacuated Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from his official residence after someone set fire to the building.No…
Pa. Gov. Shapiro’s residence evacuated after ‘arson’
April 13 (UPI) -- The official residence of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was evacuated early Sunday morning after an alleged arson incident. Shapiro, in a…
Gov. Gavin Newsom and family to pass on the governor’s mansion, head to Sacramento suburbs
Reporting from Sacramento — After moving into the Victorian-style historic governor’s mansion in Sacramento just a few weeks ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his young family already…
Full transcript of Gov. Newsom’s remarks for his State of the State address
It goes without saying: Given the state of our world, I don’t imagine there are many people outside of these walls waiting on the words…
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces candidacy for NYC mayor
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo removes his face mask to speak to spectators in New York City on March 17, 2021, and on Saturday announced…