Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) saw his support within the commonwealth wither Friday night with mounting calls from members of his own party for him to resign after he admitted to appearing in a racist picture from medical school. Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation began calling Northam on Friday night and privately urged him to resign, a source familiar […]
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) called on his successor Ralph Northam (D) to resign late Friday after Northam admitted he appeared in a picture showing a man wearing blackface and another dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe. “This has been a heartbreaking day. Ralph Northam is my friend and he served well as […]
Teachers’ union leaders in West Virginia announced Monday that the state’s educators are set to go on strike. The call for a strike comes in response to an education reform bill currently making its way through the West Virginia legislature, that, according to WVNews, includes amendments that call for an increase in charter schools in the state. Harrison […]
A decade ago, in the depths of the worst recession in modern U.S. history, Arizona lawmakers took perhaps the most extreme step of any state facing massive budget deficits: They sold their state Capitol building and the buildings that house the state House and Senate. Now, with coffers flush with revenue, the state wants to […]
The leaders of the National Governors Association on Monday wrote to President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service members MORE and congressional leaders to plead for an […]
Outgoing Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) warned in a USA Today op-ed on Monday that the GOP “seems stuck in the 1950s.” Kasich, who is considering running for president in 2020 after a failed bid in 2016, also said Republicans haven’t learned from their losses in the midterm elections. “So much about American life and our political leadership — notably […]
Washington State Rep. Debra Lekanoff (D), who is the first Native American woman to ever be elected to the state’s House of Representatives, was sworn into office wearing traditional regalia this week. Lekanoff, who was elected to represent the state’s 40th House district back in November, could be seen in photos from the ceremony on Monday […]
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed legislation Tuesday that will double paid family leave time in the state. The bill allows workers to take 12 weeks of paid time off after childbirth or to care for a sick family member, increases maximum pay under the leave program from $650 to $860 and makes benefits available to […]
On most days, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stands as one of President TrumpDonald John TrumpGary Cohn says Trump trade adviser the only economist in world who believes in tariffs House transportation committee chairman threatens to subpoena Boeing, FAA communication Pentagon sets new limits on transgender service members MORE’s fiercest critics and lambastes the administration […]
Letitia James has been sworn in as New York attorney general after becoming the first African-American as well as the first woman to be elected to the position. James was sworn in late Monday during a ceremony held at the State Capitol in Albany. She is the state’s 67th attorney general. “It is the highest honor […]