http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_State_GovernmentFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. State Government from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:16:31 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_State_Government14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. State Government from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/gop.governors.2010/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/gop.governors.2010/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the early days of his campaign for governor in Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell hired longtime GOP pollster Glen Bolger to take the pulse of the state's notoriously independent-minded voters.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/07/sanford.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/07/sanford.future/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was late December 2007, and all eyes were on South Carolina.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/sanford/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/sanford/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Carolina Republican Party Chairwoman Karen Floyd seemed to suggest Wednesday that the time had come for GOP Gov. Mark Sanford to consider resigning from office.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/26/south.carolina.sanford.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/26/south.carolina.sanford.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. Mark Sanford, who has admitted having an extramarital affair with an Argentine woman, met Friday with members of his Cabinet, saying he wanted to apologize to them personally.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/24/news/economy/Clock_ticking_on_state_budgets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/24/news/economy/Clock_ticking_on_state_budgets/index.htmOne week and counting. An unprecedented number of states have only days left to pass their fiscal 2010 budgets.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/south.carolina.governor.hiking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/south.carolina.governor.hiking/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. Mark Sanford will return to his office Wednesday following widespread confusion over his whereabouts, a spokesman for the South Carolina Republican said.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/south.carolina.governor.hiking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/south.carolina.governor.hiking/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. Mark Sanford is set return to his office Wednesday following widespread confusion over his whereabouts, a spokesman for the South Carolina Republican said.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/ny.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/ny.same.sex.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. David Paterson will announce plans Thursday to introduce same-sex marriage legislation in the state Assembly, according to an assemblyman who was asked to be present for the announcement.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/22/stimulus.governors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/22/stimulus.governors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThough they support some federal action to help their states recover from the recession, several Republican governors said Sunday they plan to turn down a portion of what's offered in the stimulus bill that President Obama signed last week.Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/burris.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/burris.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn called Friday for Sen. Roland Burris to resign.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/state.budgets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/19/state.budgets/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the budget package passed by state lawmakers early Thursday is "the perfect medicine for our ailing economy."Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/budget.states/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/18/budget.states/index.html#cnnSTCTextKansas leaders Wednesday ended a standoff that had delayed tax refunds and state paychecks by agreeing to borrow $225 million from various state accounts, a spokeswoman for the governor's office said.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/budget.states/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/budget.states/index.html#cnnSTCTextCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued 10,000 layoff notices Tuesday, affecting a wide spectrum of state employees and aimed at dealing with the state's budget crisis, a spokesman said.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/15/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/15/burris.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Republican leaders on Sunday called for a perjury investigation of Sen. Roland Burris, questioning whether he "purposely deceived the public" last month by failing to tell state lawmakers that then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother solicited him for campaign cash.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/14/burris.funds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/14/burris.funds/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother asked Roland Burris to contribute or help raise up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Burris was named a U.S. senator on December 30, according to a Burris spokesman.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/illinois.governor.quinn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/illinois.governor.quinn/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his first executive order as Illinois governor, Pat Quinn established Friday the Illinois Reform Commission as an official state body under the governor's office.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/illinois.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/illinois.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Illinois Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to remove impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was absent again Tuesday from his Senate impeachment trial, but state senators who will decide whether to remove him from office heard him loud and clear on FBI recordings of his phone calls.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/caroline.kennedy.withdraws/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/caroline.kennedy.withdraws/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. David Paterson had no intention of appointing Caroline Kennedy to fill the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, a source close to the New York governor told CNN Thursday.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/11/kennedy.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/11/kennedy.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York Gov. David Paterson met with Senate hopeful Caroline Kennedy Saturday afternoon, but the governor's spokesman said details of the meeting will be kept private.Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/burris.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois' highest court validated the appointment of Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat Friday, ruling that the Illinois secretary of state does not have to sign off on it.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/obit.cornelia.wallace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/obit.cornelia.wallace/index.html#cnnSTCTextCornelia Wallace, ex-wife of four-time Alabama Gov. George Wallace, has died, the governor's office announced. She was in her late 60s.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/burris.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/burris.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoland Burris on Thursday denied any quid pro quo with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his appointment to the U.S. Senate during testimony before a panel weighing whether to impeach Blagojevich.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/illinois.governor.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/illinois.governor.impeachment/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Illinois legislative committee Thursday unanimously recommended impeaching embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich amid corruption allegations.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/burris.blagojevich.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/burris.blagojevich.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextDid Roland Burris secure his appointment to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat through some kind of pay-to-play politics of the very sort that have tainted the man who appointed him, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich?Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/martin.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/martin.burris/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt is total hypocrisy for the naysayers of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to assert that he didn't have the legal right to appoint Roland Burris to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/31/illinois.senate/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoland Burris, the man embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich has appointed to fill President-elect Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to confirm that nomination.Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/redfield.illinois/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/redfield.illinois/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the glow of his election victory in fall 2002, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich stood on the stage at the victory celebration held in the steel mill where his father had worked and promised "reform and renewal," and an "end to business as usual."Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/15/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe attorney for embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday night that he does not believe Blagojevich will resign.Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/12/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/12/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday asked her state's highest court to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich from office temporarily.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextKey Illinois Democratic legislators are circulating a letter urging support for the impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested this week on federal corruption charges relating in part to the selection of President-elect Barack Obama's successor as a U.S. senator.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/patricia.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/patricia.blagojevich/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite Patricia Blagojevich's myriad charitable endeavors, she is now thought of as the goading voice in the background of a November phone call taped by the FBI.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/10/blagojevich.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/10/blagojevich.senate.seat/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois lawmakers were quickly moving to take the decision of who will replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate out of the hands of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/10/illinois.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/10/illinois.governor/index.html#cnnSTCTextIllinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned to work Wednesday, a day after his arrest on federal corruption charges related in part to the selection of a successor to Barack Obama's former Senate seat.Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/economy/emergency_california/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/economy/emergency_california/index.htmCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday declared a fiscal emergency, calling for fast legislative action to alleviate the state's $11.2 billion shortfall in revenue.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/governor.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/governor.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocrats celebrated victories in two open gubernatorial seats early Wednesday, including the history-making election of North Carolina's first female governor.Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska's Personnel Board concluded Monday that Gov. Sarah Palin did not violate ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, contradicting an earlier investigation's findings.Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop state police officials urged Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's aides and husband to stop pushing for the firing of her ex-brother-in-law, with one warning it could cause "an extreme amount of discomfort and embarrassment."Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/09/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner can proceed, Alaska's Supreme Court ruled Thursday, clearing the way for a Friday report to the state Legislature on the issue.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/todd.palin.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/todd.palin.subpoena/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's dismissal of a state official moved forward on two fronts Wednesday.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/06/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has agreed to answer written questions in the state Legislature's investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner, campaign officials said Monday.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/palin.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/05/palin.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven employees of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's administration have agreed to give statements in the state Legislature's investigation into her firing of the state's public safety commissioner, the attorney general and lawmakers involved in the probe said Sunday.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/palin.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/25/palin.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextLawmakers investigating Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner accused the McCain-Palin campaign on Thursday of stonewalling the probe by helping witnesses refuse to comply with subpoenas.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican campaign officials indicated they are done answering questions about an investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner Tuesday, citing a request by a state investigator.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/22/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/22/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin's lawyer met Monday with the independent counsel hired by the state Personnel Board to discuss that agency's investigation into her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, campaign officials said.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843096,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843096,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin for allegedly abusing her powers will be finished before the election, despite refusals by key witnesses to testify, including the governor's husband, the legislator heading the probe said FridaySat, 20 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/todd.palin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/todd.palin/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe's the man Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin affectionately calls her "first dude."Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband won't comply with a subpoena issued by state lawmakers investigating her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/17/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/17/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAides to Gov. Sarah Palin won't comply with subpoenas issued by state lawmakers investigating the firing of Alaska's former public safety commissioner because Palin "has declined to participate" in the probe, her attorney general says.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/12/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/12/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch smackdown."Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/11/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/11/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former ethics adviser to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin warned in July that firing her public safety commissioner would become a "grave concern" for her administration.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/03/palin.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin wants a quick ruling from the state Personnel Board she has asked to investigate her firing of the state's public safety commissioner, her lawyer said Wednesday.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/nygay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/nygay.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextGov. David Paterson of New York has told state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where they are legal, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/12/paterson.bio/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/12/paterson.bio/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's resignation, Lt. Gov. David Paterson will become the first African-American governor of the state and the fourth in U.S. history.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/11/spitzer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/11/spitzer/index.html#cnnSTCTextAides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the state's lieutenant governor have begun planning for a possible transition after federal prosecutors linked Spitzer to a high-end prostitution ring, a top legislative staffer said Tuesday. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1721455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1721455,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Spitzer resigns, David Paterson becomes New York's governor and a pioneer. But can he end the state's gridlock?Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1721095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1721095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe New York governor, the vaunted enemy of corruption is accused of patronizing a prostitution ring. Will he survive?Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/07/obama.fact.check/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/07/obama.fact.check/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama started early in trying to carve out a reputation as an eager, hard-working Illinois state senator when he was elected in 1996.Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sebelius.response/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/sebelius.response/index.html#cnnSTCTextKansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will deliver the Democratic response to President Bush's final State of the Union address - a marquee assignment for a woman who leads a state with fewer than 2 million voters.Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/07/elections.2007/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/07/elections.2007/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe GOP has held on to the governorship in Mississippi but failed to keep one in Kentucky and reportedly has lost control of the Virginia state Senate for the first time in 12 years.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/30/Dobbs.Oct31/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/30/Dobbs.Oct31/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is mired in a mess of his own making. The governor's political fortunes are now in jeopardy because of his brash and impulsive style. Unfortunately, he is also jeopardizing the safety of New Yorkers and debasing their citizenship rights as he flails against the facts, the law and the will of the people.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/09/arnold.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/09/arnold.tm/index.htmlDuring a tour of communities devastated by the rainstorms that hit California last week, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stood atop a battered levee reinforced by stacks of sandbags and previewed his next crusade. He was preparing to ask the legislature to support a 10-year, $222 billion proposal to fortify eroding flood banks and other decrepit infrastructure. Surveying the swollen canal nearby, Schwarzenegger closed by saying, "I hope we can move forward with [the plan]. It's just the sandbags protecting us from a disaster here."Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/schwarenegger.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/schwarenegger.tm/index.htmlWhen a Hollywood studio invests heavily in a movie that turns out to be a box-office flop, the polite euphemism is: "The film didn't find an audience". California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger had a similar problem finding his audience in the state's special election yesterday. The former Hollywood star had backed four government reform propositions; by Wednesday morning it was clear that all four were voted down in a crushing rejection of the governor's program for change.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/governors.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/14/governors.tm/index.htmlWhen it comes to raw political talent, there's not a Bill Clinton in this group. But these are the rainy days. And charisma doesn't keep you dry. A roof does. Meet the hardest-working carpenters.Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/14/schwarzenegger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/14/schwarzenegger/index.htmlRaising the stakes in his feud with state Democrats, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has turned to the ballot process that brought him to power, calling for a November special election.Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/arnold.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/13/arnold.tm/index.htmlGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger pulled up in an SUV outside Mule Creek State Prison in the Sierra foothills.Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/governor.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/governor.main/index.htmlNew governors will take the helm in six states, with voting reflecting a party shift in four of them -- two for Democrats and two for Republicans.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/governor.montana/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/governor.montana/index.htmlDemocrat Brian Schweitzer will defeat Republican Bob Brown for the open governor's seat in Montana, becoming the first Democratic governor in that state in 20 years, CNN projects.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 10:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/mcgreevey.resigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/mcgreevey.resigns/index.htmlNew Jersey Gov. James McGreevey -- who said he would step down in November after admitting an extramarital gay affair -- faced pressure Friday to resign immediately amid accusations that he abused his office and power to pursue a sexual relationship with the man.Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/fri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/fri/index.htmlThe political universe is a lot bigger today, if only briefly.Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/09/377908/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/09/377908/index.htmThere is no more interesting tale of power--how to get it, how to leverage it, how to wield it--than the one unfolding now in Sacramento. Here, a deeply bronzed, well-chiseled creature of Hollywood...Mon, 09 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/21/connecticut.governor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/21/connecticut.governor/index.htmlAmid a federal corruption probe, embattled Gov. John G. Rowland of Connecticut announced Monday evening that he is leaving office.Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/27/connecticut.governor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/27/connecticut.governor/index.htmlGov. John Rowland of Connecticut has sued a state House committee investigating him after he was subpoenaed to testify as its first witness in a case that could lead to his impeachment.Fri, 28 May 2004 03:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/06/white/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/06/white/index.htmlAs coalition forces rolled into Najaf on Thursday to take over the governor's office, CNN Bahgdad bureau chief Jane Arraf was there.Thu, 06 May 2004 15:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250857/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/09/250857/index.htmThe big test for the Republicans in this year's midterm elections won't be on Capitol Hill, where House Republicans are stumbling over one another in the rush to impeach President Clinton. Rather, ...Mon, 09 Nov 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244145/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/06/22/244145/index.htmThe dusty West Texas village of Socorro--home to Democrats and Mexican Americans--should be enemy territory for a blue-blooded Republican like George W. Bush. But the Texas governor mixes easily wi...Mon, 22 Jun 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/10/01/88326/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/10/01/88326/index.htmThe past few years have been tough on the nation's 50 states. A lingering recession followed by an anemic recovery has sapped state revenues, forcing $28.3 billion in tax hikes and fees since 1991 ...Fri, 01 Oct 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/04/05/77710/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/04/05/77710/index.htmWhich grass roots do you listen to? The President believes Americans are ready to sacrifice. Governors hear that voters are sick of higher taxes. So even though the states are looking for every dim...Mon, 05 Apr 1993 04:01:00 EDT