US Governors News

A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.

Maine's governor is worried about the proposed mega sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec and is eager to voice his concerns to Quebec Premier Jean Charest.

A A A' Sarah Palin arrived for Sunday dinner with the Rev. Billy Graham a day before a planned stop on her book tour in eastern North Carolina.

WASHINGTON -- The interviewers who keep asking Sarah Palin about her plans clearly have not read 'Going Rogue.' She has now written a best-selling book, but clearly not a final chapter on anything.

With the possible exceptions of Richard Nixon and George W. Bush, no modern-era politician has been more derided by the media than Sarah Palin.

For Sarah Palin, with her personality and history, to tell Rush Limbaugh that Republicans should welcome primary fights within their own ranks is hardly surprising.

Some of West Virginia's largest cities can soon freeze and gradually pay down their daunting pension funding shortfalls, after the House of Delegates sent Gov.

NOBLESVILLE, - Sarah Palin has apologized to hundreds of people who waited for hours in a light rain in central Indiana for a book signing event but didn't end up getting her signature.

With New York facing a cash crunch, Gov. David Paterson warned Friday that he may have to take steps other states have taken - such as layoffs, furloughs or shutting down prekindergarten programs - if lawmakers don't make budget cuts this month.

At a time of budget cuts, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's administration last year paid employees and outside contractors $1.1 million to lobby Colorado lawmakers on legislation ranging from renewable energy tax credits to increasing motor vehicle license fees.

The air war begins this weekend in the fight for the Republican nomination for governor between the incumbent, Rick Perry, and Sen.

Governor Bob Riley pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey on Friday as part of an annual tradition in Alabama that dates back to 1949.

11. Over five days this week, the former New York mayor gave several national TV interviews and a news conference a ' the kind of blitz usually associated with a book tour or a campaign launch.

Updated at 12:55 p.m. ET . A Senate ethics panel cleared Sen. Roland Burris of any legal wrongdoing, after months of questions swirling around his appointment to the Senate seat President Obama left vacant upon taking office.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and campaign donors, a state ethics official said Thursday, even as the governor's lawyer continued to defend his travel practices.

Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.

Prosecutors can retry an ex-sailor who received a conditional pardon from Virginia's governor after spending 11 years in prison for the rape and murder of a fellow sailor's wife, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Governor Steve Beshear has expressed doubt that Kentucky will land a Harley-Davidson manufacturing plant.

New Jersey's municipal leaders today will hear two views of the state's state of affairs.

Ohio lawmakers were deadlocked once again on how to fix Ohio's budget Wednesday, as a Senate Republican proposal blending most of Gov.