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In an election cycle that has brought unending surprises, let it be said that one time-honored tradition has been upheld: the Republican presidential contenders' quadrennial tug-of-war to seize the mantle of Ronald Reagan. John Kasich, gesturing toward the Air Force One on display at the Reagan-library debate, said, "I think I actually flew on this plane with Ronald Reagan when I was a congressman."
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A $617 million state bailout of Detroit's debt-ridden school district is advancing in the Michigan Legislature after winning narrow approval in the House. The ailing district has been managed by the state for seven years, during which it has faced plummeting enrollment and, more recently, teacher sickout protests.
The state's top education official predicted Friday the Legislature and governor will resolve an impasse with the Supreme Court over education funding ahead of a deadline that could result in the closure of schools. Still, Education Commissioner Randy Watson told educators the Kansas State Department of Education will work to provide information to school districts and he acknowledged the fear among teachers and administrators.
Gov. Rick Scott: Like Trump, the Florida governor is a successful businessman who first got elected without the support of the Republican establishment. Gov. Rick Scott: Like Trump, the Florida governor is a successful businessman who first got elected without the support of the Republican establishment.
Appearing Friday morning on Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo was asked for his response to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's refusal to apologize for his tacit allegation that Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman might have been behind the leak of investigative documents concerning de Blasio's fundraising efforts on behalf of state Senate Democrats. On Tuesday, the state Inspector General's office released a report concluding that the BOE's Republican spokesman, John Conklin, leaked the report to Ken Lovett of the Daily News as well as Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif, who often does double duty as the spokesman for the conference's campaign arm.
Donald Trump threatened last week to run to replace New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, but still wants her to support his candidacy for president. " I'd like to have it ," Trump said Thursday, when asked by The New Mexican if he'd want an endorsement from her.
There remains the technical impediment that the president is constitutionally barred from a third term. But the longer the campaign goes on, the higher Obama's approval rating rises.
Final tallies of Yorba Linda's votes in several contests in Tuesday's primary election will prove interesting, even though the major parties' presidential nominees appear to be in place for the November general election. The margin of victory for Donald Trump from this city's 22,061 registered Republicans will show if Yorba Lindans will unify behind the often-controversial presumptive GOP nominee.
Detroit's debt-ridden school district would receive a $617 million state bailout under a compromise restructuring plan that appears poised for final legislative votes and the governor's signature after winning narrow approval in the House.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley warned that the type of rhetoric coming from Donald Trump can lead to violence. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should use a more civil tone while campaigning, warning that divisive rhetoric could ultimately lead to violence on par with the 2015 Charleston church massacre .
David French talks on C-SPAN about his piece in the National Review, ??G.I. Jag: The Scandal of Our Rules of Engagement,? in which he examines rules of engagement governing U.S. troops as they combat terrorism overseas, on Jan. 6, 2016. "Just a heads up over this holiday weekend: There will be an independent candidate - -an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance," "Weekly Standard" editor Bill Kristol teased ahead of Memorial Day .
A coal miners' union influential in Appalachian Ohio is backing Republican Rob Portman over rival Ted Strickland in the closely watched contest for U.S. Senate. The announcement Thursday by the United Mine Workers of America's National Council of Coal Miners PAC comes as a political blow to Strickland.
Kansas lawmakers on Wednesday did not act on a state Supreme Court order to create a more equitable funding formula for education, leaving open the possibility that public schools across the state are shut down in June. Both chambers of the Republican-controlled legislature adjourned until January on Wednesday afternoon, five days after the state's high court gave lawmakers until June 30 to fix funding disparities between rich and poor districts or face a shutdown of the state's public schools.
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who's presiding over two of the three lawsuits against Trump University in San Diego, is clearly now in the cross hairs of the bombastic presumptive Republican presidential nominee. But Curiel is no stranger to being targeted - and in the 1990s he was even reportedly on the hit list of a Mexican drug cartel.
Florida will experience a "disaster" with the Zika virus if federal authorities don't immediately provide money to help battle the virus, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday.
Backers of a constitutional amendment that would have legalized medical marijuana said they were not pressured by state lawmakers to abandon efforts to put their measure on the November ballot. Legislators may have been attempting to head off the amendment, but Saturday's announcement came as a surprise.
"I know for a fact an awful lot of Republicans are throwing in for Donald Trump right now because they feel like they have no other option," said David French, a potential presidential candidate. "I'm feeling very positive about my campaign in California.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie once predicted that Donald Trump would clinch the GOP nomination in his home state. Now it looks like Democrat Hillary Clinton might be the one who pulls that off.
Ivy Tech might be the most politicized institution in Indiana, and Sue Ellspermann seemed to have a lock on the job even before a search began for the statewide community college system's new leader.