Will Cascade Lake Park make the cut?
Nell Ferguson of Rochester, works on a sand castle last year during a Cascade Lake Beach Party in Rochester. While the lake is closed due to mining activity, work on Cascade Lake Park continues.
Category Archives: US Governors
Gov. Scott plans ‘major announcement’ Monday
If he does choose to run, he will face off against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, who has held the seat since first being elected in 2000. If he does choose to run, he will face off against incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, who has held the seat since first being elected in 2000.
AP News Guide: The ongoing teacher protest in Oklahoma
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EDITORIAL: Militarization of RGV border will hurt, not help, our region
Hundreds of National Guard troops on Friday began deploying to the Rio Grande Valley to guard the Southwest border, after President Donald Trump last week urged their activation, saying our border is lawless and allows anyone to come through. We've played this song before, in 2014 when then Gov. Rick Perry activated 1,000 National Guard troops to our region as an uptick in illegal immigrants swelled through South Texas.
How gerrymandered is Massachusetts?
The subject of partisan redistricting - in which incumbent political parties redraw legislative maps to their own advantage - is once again receiving national attention , as the Supreme Court considers gerrymandering cases in Wisconsin and Maryland. Pennsylvania was also recently forced to redraw its U.S. congressional map , which heavily favored Republicans.
England: 2018 legislative session successful, historic
The biggest news at the end of the 2018 session of the Georgia General Assembly was passage of an appropriations bill that for the first time in many years fully funds our schools. The final week of the session, the Governor's office raised by $194.7 million the revenue projection for the fiscal year that starts in three months.
Crawford: It was a good close to the legislative session
Georgia's legislators gaveled things to a close last week and for the first time in a while, it was a session that provided some positive accomplishments for taxpayers. For the first time since at least 2002, Georgia will not have "austerity cuts" for K-12 public schools in the state budget for the new fiscal year.
Capitol Watch: Senate Dems unite, special elections loom
In New York state government news, Democratic reunification in the New York state Senate is altering the political calculus in Albany and more changes could be coming after two special elections later this month. Meanwhile, lawmakers take a break after passing a state budget.
Trump troop request creates opening for governors to say no
Cruz Bryan while formally welcoming back Oregon Army National Guard members during a demobilization ceremony of the... . FILE--In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers her inaugural speech in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore.
Former Gov. Bill Richardson speaks out against sending troops to border
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is calling President Donald Trump's pledge to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border "a terrible idea." The Democrat describes Trump's plans as politically motivated, meant to boost support for the Republican's proposed border wall.
Tucker Fact-Checks Former Dem Governor O’Malley
O'Malley, who served two terms as a Democratic governor in Maryland, insisted that illegal immigration is not as big of a problem as it has been historically because border crossings are down. "I don't believe that the level of immigration, even sum-total, is much greater than it's been at other times in our nation's history," O'Malley argued.
The Latest: Oklahoma teachers’ union issues new demand
Arizona teachers and education advocates shouts as they march at the Arizona Capitol highlighting low teacher pay and school funding Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Phoenix. FILE - In this March 28, 2018 file photo, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin speaks during a news conference following a vote on a package of tax hikes to fund teacher pay raises in Oklahoma City.
Interior secretary: ‘Opposition’ to offshore drill plan
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke acknowledges there is "a lot of opposition" to President Donald Trump's plan to open most of the nation's coastline to oil and gas drilling. Speaking at a forum on offshore wind energy Friday in Plainsboro, New Jersey, Zinke touted Trump's "all of the above" energy menu that calls for oil and gas, as well as renewable energy projects.
Wind turbines favored over oil rigs for coast
Trump aide endorses wind turbines, not oil rigs, as future of the East Coast U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke endorses offshore wind generation, flexibility on coastal oil drilling. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2GEzsCK Three wind turbines from the Deepwater Wind project off Block Island, R.I. Deepwater Wind's $300 million five-turbine wind farm started operating Dec. 12, 2016, making it the first operating offshore wind farm in the United States.
Oklahoma teacher walkout stretches into 5th day
Thousands of teachers from across Kentucky gather outside the state Capitol to rally for increased funding and to protest last minute changes to their state funded pension system, Monday, April 2, 2018, in Frankfort, Ky. Thousands filled the state Capitol in Kentucky on Monday to protest teacher pension changes, and schools were closed statewide in Oklahoma as thousands more educators rallied for increased education funding.
Trump: 2,000-4,000 Troops Needed For Mexico Border Security
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to send 2,000 to 4,000 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal officials fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking, but it wasn't clear who would be called up or if they would even be allowed to carry guns. Trump's comments to reporters on Air Force One were his first estimate on guard levels he believes are needed for border protection.
Oklahoma governor doubles down on attacks against striking teachers…
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin drew national outrage when she accused striking teachers of being like "teenagers" who "want a better car." Now the governor is doubling down on the statement.
Bullock says no to Guard deployment based on Trump’s ‘whim’
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he'll never deploy National Guard troops "based simply on the whim of the President's morning Twitter habit." Bullock, a Democrat, said in a statement Thursday that the responsibility of sending Guard soldiers anywhere is one of the most difficult things he faces.
Bank lobbyist Tim Pawlenty launches bid for Minnesota governor
For elected officials, revolving doors spin very easily one way - from the public trust to the private sector. Spinning the other way, there's a little more friction.
Teacher protests: Oklahoma lawmakers planning rare Friday sessions
The latest on teachers rallying for higher pay and more education funding in several Republican-led states across the U.S. : An Oklahoma state Senate leader says Friday "will be an important day" in the faceoff between lawmakers and teachers who are demonstrating for more school funding. Oklahoma lawmakers typically don't meet on Fridays during legislative sessions.