Tag: governors
GOP governors play down Omicron ‘hysteria’ while also asking for help
DeSantis this week asked the federal government for more antibody treatments and hammered the White House for not providing promised at-home testi [...]
5 Republican Governors Seek Vaccine Exemptions for National Guard Troops
Governors from five states have written a joint letter to Lloyd J. Austin III, the defense secretary, asking that their National Guard troops be ex [...]
Florida governor’s budget proposal wants to let residents pay fees in crypto
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially proposed the state government to allow businesses to pay state fees with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin [...]
Georgia Governor’s Race Puts State at Center of 2022 Political Drama
Both Mr. Walker and Mr. Hice have parroted Mr. Trump’s false claim that election fraud cost him the 2020 election.A Guide to the 2022 Governors’ Ra [...]
Texas governor’s race: Beto O’Rourke’s long-shot candidacy
Beto O’Rourke, the former Democratic Congress member from El Paso and 2020 presidential candidate, is officially running for governor in Texas. [...]
Trump, abortion and critical race theory: New Jersey governor’s race goes national
Even with Trump out of office, the former president remains one of the top targets in the gubernatorial campaign, along with abortion rights and c [...]
Poll: Youngkin, McAuliffe deadlocked in Virginia governor’s race
McAuliffe led Youngkin by three percentage points in the previous Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted mid-September.
Friday’s survey is th [...]
Fight Over Toni Morrison Novel Inflames Virginia Governor’s Race
This year, Mr. Youngkin is centering his closing messaging on what he calls “parents’ rights” — an all-encompassing rubric for conservative causes [...]
What will the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races mean for Biden?
For election commentators, the year following a presidential contest is typically one of slim pickings. There’s a governor’s election in Virgini [...]
Miami Democrat upends Florida governor’s race
Taddeo, who had been hinting at a run for months, said that “what ultimately pushed me over the edge” was DeSantis’ battle with local school distr [...]
‘We’re being dragged along’: Extreme weather puts governors to the test
Now, Murphy and other governors near him are bracing for more — and worse — to come.
The Northeast is no stranger to storms, but the remnants of H [...]
In Virginia Governor’s Race, National Issues Dominate Ad Wars
Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays.It’s a long-held mantra in elections: All politics are local. But the ad wa [...]
How Schools Are Shaping the Virginia Governor’s Race
WINCHESTER, Va. — As a lifelong Republican in her home state of Virginia, Tammy Yoder faithfully casts her ballot for those who want to lower taxes [...]
In Idaho, a power play while the governor’s away
McGeachin’s executive order issued Tuesday afternoon seeks, among other things, to prevent employers from requiring their employees be vaccinated [...]
Why Democrats See 3 Governor’s Races as a Sea Wall for Fair Elections
MADISON, Wis. — In three critical battleground states, Democratic governors have blocked efforts by Republican-controlled legislatures to restrict [...]