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Another Governor Has COVID-19
Anti-Mask
Governor
Has COVID-19
Sep 23, 2020 6:50 PM CDT

Anti-Mask Governor Has COVID-19

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson tests positive

(Newser) - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and his wife tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19 after she came down with mild symptoms, the Hill reports. "I want everybody to know that myself and the first lady are both fine," Parson said in a Facebook video. "Right now I feel fine....

Ex-Governor Who Fought Corruption Dead at 84
Ex-Governor
Known as
'Big Jim' Is
Dead at 84
obituary
Aug 15, 2020 1:10 PM CDT

Ex-Governor Known as 'Big Jim' Is Dead at 84

James R. Thompson made headlines for prosecuting public officials in Illinois

(Newser) - Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, whose prosecutions of public officials—including a predecessor—helped catapult him to become the state's longest-serving chief executive, has died, the AP reports. He was 84. Thompson, known as "Big Jim," died shortly after 8 p.m. Friday at the Shirley...

Another Governor Tests Positive for COVID

Republican Mike DeWine took test as protocol for greeting president at Cleveland airport

(Newser) - (UPDATE: The governor has since tested negative . The original story follows.) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, and the discovery came just ahead of a planned meeting with President Trump, reports the Columbus Dispatch . The 73-year-old Republican took the test as part of the...

People Hit the Streets Over Governor's Arrest

Sergei Furgal has been arrested on multiple murder charges

(Newser) - Mass rallies rocked the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk again on Saturday, as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the arrest of the region's governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders, the AP reports. Local media estimated the rally in the city 3,800...

St. Louis Gun-Toting Case Gets Very Political

Even the White House is getting involved

(Newser) - Looks like the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters have two high-profile defenders: a governor and a president, the Washington Post reports. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson offered a whole-hearted defense Tuesday of Mark and Patricia McCloskey and said President Trump was also "getting involved" in their case....

Governor: 'We Will Not Be Social Distancing' at Mt. Rushmore

Masks will be optional at July 3 event

(Newser) - Masks and other measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus will be completely optional at the July 3 Independence Day event at Mount Rushmore, and those who have concerns have the option of staying home, South Dakota's Republican governor says. "Those who want to come and join...

Kentucky Governor Hanged in Effigy
Kentucky Governor
Hanged in Effigy
May 25, 2020 12:28 PM CDT

Kentucky Governor Hanged in Effigy

Protesters marched to governor's mansion after gun rights, anti-lockdown rally

(Newser) - Republican and Democratic leaders in Kentucky have condemned gun rights and anti-lockdown protesters who hung an effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear on the Capitol grounds near the governor's mansion in Frankfort Sunday. The effigy had a note around its neck reading "sic semper tyrannis"—"thus always...

Gov. Cuomo's Message to the Ladies: I'm 'Eligible'

Though NY governor later noted he may be too busy right now to get bogged down in romance

(Newser) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be "the single most popular politician in America" at the moment, per CNN's Chris Cillizza —and Cuomo himself has just put the emphasis on the "single" part. Per the New York Post , while being interviewed on radio station 1010 WINS...

Tucker Carlson Guest Gives Out Governor's Number

Host slammed 'dictatorial' Maine governor

(Newser) - An angry restaurateur shared the personal phone number of Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Tucker Carlson Tonight and urged Fox viewers to call her and complain. Rick Savage, who owns a restaurant and brewery in Bethel, told Carlson that he is planning to reopen on Friday despite Mills' decision to...

GOPer Sues Over Stay-at-Home Order: 'Enough Is Enough!'

Judge grants restraining order to Ill. congressman, allowing him to ignore Gov. JB Pritzker's mandate

(Newser) - Last week, JB Pritzker, the Democratic governor of Illinois, extended his state's stay-at-home order through the end of May to help control the spread of the coronavirus. It was a move that didn't please GOP Rep. Darren Bailey—and so Bailey sued. "Enough is enough!" Bailey...

NY Governor: Now There's 'No Excuse' Not to Get Married

Cuomo gives OK for couples to get marriage license remotely, have ceremony via video

(Newser) - New York state has nearly 243,000 coronavirus cases , with almost 14,000 deaths as of Monday—but Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't want these troubling times to stop anyone from tying the knot. Cuomo on Saturday announced an executive order for this "disaster emergency" that allows marriage licenses...

Governor's Statement Causes Some Double Takes

Georgia's Brian Kemp says he just learned asymptomatic people can spread coronavirus

(Newser) - Holdout Georgia has joined the list of states under stay-at-home orders, but a statement from Gov. Brian Kemp while announcing the restrictions is causing a stir as well. Kemp explained Wednesday that he just learned asymptomatic people with the coronavirus can spread the disease, reports the Hill . "We didn'...

There&#39;s Chatter Around Cuomo&#39;s Soaring Popularity
There's Chatter Around
Cuomo's Soaring Popularity
the rundown
Mar 30, 2020 12:37 PM CDT

There's Chatter Around Cuomo's Soaring Popularity

'I wouldn't mind running against Andrew,' says Trump of the New York governor

(Newser) - Just how much is the popularity of Andrew Cuomo rising? On Monday, President Trump was asked about the possibility of running against the New York governor—and not Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders—as the Democrats' 2020 nominee. The topic came up during an interview on Fox News. "If...

Kansas Governor Gets Pushback on Her Virus Move

Republicans in Kansas seek to limit Laura Kelly's emergency powers amid coronavirus outbreak

(Newser) - As most of the US raced to get ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, conservative Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved Wednesday to limit their Democratic governor’s emergency powers, including the ability to establish quarantine zones if the need arises. Conservatives are angry with Gov. Laura Kelly's order to close...

Blagojevich Returns Home a Free Man
Blagojevich Returns
Home a Free Man
Feb 19, 2020 6:54 AM CST

Blagojevich Returns Home a Free Man

He's 'profoundly grateful to President Trump'

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich walked out of prison Tuesday after President Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinois governor for political corruption. The president said the punishment imposed on the Chicago Democrat and one-time contestant on Trump's reality TV show Celebrity Apprentice was excessive. "That...

Governor Not OK With State's Utah-Themed Condoms

Gary Herbert cancels distribution of condoms in packaging with 'sexual innuendo'

(Newser) - As part of its awareness-raising HIVandMe campaign , the state of Utah offers prevention and treatment resources, a clinic finder—and, to the governor's irritation, provocatively packaged prophylactics that have now been canceled. Per the Salt Lake Tribune , Gov. Gary Herbert has nixed the distribution of a stockpile of 100,...

Making a Murderer's Dassey Gets Governor's Pardon Answer

That would be a no from Wisconsin's Tony Evers

(Newser) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he won't consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the Netflix series Making a Murderer. The request from Brendan Dassey doesn't meet the criteria for a pardon...

Why Matt Bevin Pardoned Child Rapist? Girl's Hymen

Former Kentucky governor says 'there was zero evidence'

(Newser) - Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is defending his decision to pardon a convicted child rapist shortly before leaving office on the basis that "there was zero evidence." And by that he means the victim's hymen was intact. In a WHAS radio interview, Bevin discussed the case of...

Outgoing Gov Sets Free Man Serving Life for Child Sex Abuse

Ky. Gov. Matt Bevin issued pardon for Paul Donel Hurt in case with questionable recantation

(Newser) - An outgoing governor issued more than a dozen last-minute pardons late last week, but one in particular is raising eyebrows. Per the Courier-Journal , Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin put out a pardon and commutation order Friday for Paul Donel Hurt, who was serving a life sentence after being convicted in 2001...

Amid Recall Fight, Alaska Governor Cites Trump

Trump says Dems are trying to hurt a 'very good man'

(Newser) - A fight is brewing over whether Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy should be recalled from office, with his critics saying he's incompetent and has recklessly tried to cut spending while supporters see a politically motivated attempt to undo the last election. Dunleavy, a Republican, has drawn parallels between himself and...

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