Category | Governors

Primary colors: Expert says GOP stood up in WI recall test run

May 09, 2012

By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON — While Wisconsin’s unprecedented gubernatorial recall primary election Tuesday offered few surprises, one GOP strategist said it tapped into the pent-up energy from Republicans, who have been forced to stand on the sidelines too long while their embattled governor was under assault.

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VA gov wants cuts to pay for bonuses for state workers

May 09, 2012

By David Frisk | Virginia Statehouse News

RICHMOND — Gov. Bob McDonnell and state-employee groups are at odds over his proposal to fund a salary bonus with cuts to state agencies.

Walker vs. Barrett in recall brawl: This time, the gloves are off

May 09, 2012

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON — The stage is set, the players chosen. Let the all-out battle begin. Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are set for a rematch of the 2010 gubernatorial election, this time in the June 5 gubernatorial recall election.

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Expert on WI primary: ‘Nothing like it’s going to be in June’

May 08, 2012

By Wisconsin Reporter MADISON — Don't read too much into who did, or did not, turn up at the polls Tuesday, one political expert says. “This is nothing like it’s going to be in June,” when people on both sides are going to be amped up to decide whether Gov. Scott Walker stays in office, said John McAdams, [...]

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NV’s Heller, Sandoval disagree on Internet sales tax

May 08, 2012

  By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau   CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval’s recent agreement with online retailing giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax on purchases is unlikely to see federal legislation supporting the policy from Nevada’s junior senator.

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