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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate on Friday approved a bill that would split the massive…

Hundreds of projects across the state have had their funding cut by a veto from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Wednesday was the last day for the governor to act on legislation passed during this year's…

Dr. Jason Martin is a Nashville-based critical care physician.He is also running to become the Democratic nominee for governor later this year.Martin was in Jackson on Monday to speak to a few dozen supporters at the Baker Bros. BBQ in…

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon kicked off the 2022 budget session with his annual state of the state message. Gordon said rising inflation and lagging wages cost the state a number of employees who…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will present his eighth and final budget proposal to lawmakers on Tuesday, as the Democrat pushes Republicans to spend more federal pandemic aid now and Wolf seeks to cement his legacy of public school…

A senior Texas official who championed a bill making it a crime for officials to send unsolicited mail-in…

In Oregon, a candidate makes an ambitious second bid for governor.…

Governor Dan McKee today announced a leadership team to support the transition to the Rhode Island Department of Health as the search continues for a permanent director. "Our administration has moved quickly to…

(CNN) — Facing a serious shortage of staff in schools, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has taken drastic action. The Democratic governor launched a initiative Wednesday asking state workers and members…

LEWISVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - At the public charter school, Founders Classical Academy of Lewisville on Thursday night, Gov. Greg Abbott warned hundreds of parents they were losing their voice when it comes to their child's education and…

Caitlyn Jenner meets with members of the press to admit defeat in a California recall election. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) We regret to inform you that Caitlyn Jenner is once again speaking out about trans athletes as…

Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Here we go again: More city workers charged with Mayor Kirk Caldwell's dysfunctional reign (“Kealoha settlement rushed to Honolulu…

TIJUANA (Border Report) — It's been almost a year since the first migrants set up a campsite just south of the San Ysidro port of entry to line up if President Biden opened the border. Over the months, most survived in donated…

Governor Brad Little kicked off Idaho's 2022 legislative session on Monday with a State Address State outlining its budget priorities.Unlike last year's remote talk, Little's address was in person at the…

Governor Laura Kelly responded to growing staff shortages in Kansas hospitals and nursing homes on Thursday by issuing a new declaration of COVID-19 disaster emergency and additional executive…

Arkansas reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, as the highly contagious variant of Omicron spreads, reflecting trends seen across the country.The Arkansas Department of Health saw more…

Hungary's healthcare system ready for a potential next wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and sufficient quantities of vaccines are available, government official says noted…

Hospitals to accommodate ambulances and emergency medical teams that will match patients with open beds in facilities in Maine Governor Janet Mills announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Maine's…

There are many reasons a person may need to apply for a payday loan. Payday loans, or short-term loans, are easily accessible loans that don't require a particularly high credit score to get. If approved, they can be paid in hours. They…

The administration of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has canceled plans for a public service campaign to promote covid-19 vaccination for eligible teens over the summer, a former official said. state health. This has prompted…

…. body for burial on November 27By Chibuike NwabukoAbuja (Sundiata Post) - A Second Republic politician who served flawlessly, Chief Hon. Cletus U. Opata is dead.He died at the age of 95.News of his death was…

In a press conference Thursday afternoon, Colorado Governor Jared Polis outlined the realities of the state's current hospital capacity, covering steps the state may need to take to ensure its ability to manage what now appears to be a…

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate joined the House on Thursday to approve an amendment to the right to conscience law in health care requested by the Governor and Attorney General, putting it on a signature of become…

Posted: 05 October 2021SACRAMENTO - Building on the state's continued efforts to better serve working Californians, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation that will enable the Department of Employment Development!-->…

In a broad interview with Catherine Cruz of The Conversation, Hawaiian Governor David Ige talks about COVID-19 in prisons and prisons, reviews of the tourism industry amid the wave of Delta…

The governor signs AB 1096, which removes the derogatory term "foreigner" used to describe people born abroadGovernor also signs five more bills to protect the safety of California immigrants and strengthen protections against…

Download PDFPrint the articleThis is a call to conscientious Kenyans to step back and reflect on the lies about education that are circulating in the media, the school system and the government. Foreign sharks have camped…

September 21, 2021By: Dwayne Page Jason Martin, a Nashville physician and vocal critic of the state government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, officially launched his bid for the Democratic…

Newsom discusses issues such as the pandemic, education, the economy, homelessness, criminal justice reform and how the treatment of these issues will change dramatically if the recall is successful. The LA…

Dick Lamm was the most popular and controversial governor in modern Colorado political history.He was…

In a momentous legal defeat for Gov. Andy Beshear, the Kentucky Supreme Court, in a rare Saturday ruling, ruled on the Democratic governor's challenge to Republicans-backed laws that limit his authority to issue emergency orders…

There is no reason that someone cannot earn some money from their accomplishments by writing a book. That is, unless you are a current elected official, in the midst of a global health crisis, tasked with managing said health crisis,…

It was a battle for survival for this courageous public servant. It was nothing short of a miracle for Krupa Swaroopa Rani, 57, district social welfare officer, Telangana government's Women's Development and Child Welfare…

On Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine as the new Assistant Secretary of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Levine's confirmation is historic: she is…

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