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Small State Governors Are More Popular
Small State Governors Are
More Popular
Analysis
May 18, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

Small State Governors Are More Popular

Statistics show trend working in favor of Palin, Schweitzer

(Newser) - Governors hailing from less-populous states tend to have higher approval ratings, according to Andrew Gelman of FiveThirtyEight.com. Though the trend doesn’t manifest itself every year, data show that in general, and especially in recent years, it’s easier for smaller state governors to nab the kind of outsized...

NH Gov Wants Tweaks to Gay Marriage Bill

Protection needed for religious opponents before he'll sign

(Newser) - The fate of New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage bill hinges upon giving protection to religious groups opposing the law, the Union Leader reports. Gov. John Lynch says he’ll sign the law if legislators include his suggested changes to clearly state that religious groups can’t be forced to violate...

Palin Signs Book Deal
 Palin Signs  
 Book Deal 
May 12, 2009 6:57 PM CDT

Palin Signs Book Deal

(Newser) - Governor, VP candidate, and now author. Sarah Palin has signed on with HarperCollins to write a memoir that will be published next spring, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Palin will hire a collaborator but says she'll do most of the writing herself. Neither she nor the publisher will say how...

Crist to Kick Off Senate Run
 Crist to Kick Off Senate Run 
May 11, 2009 7:01 AM CDT

Crist to Kick Off Senate Run

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is, indeed, planning to run for the Senate in 2010, the Miami Herald reports, and will announce his candidacy at a “low key” event tomorrow in Tallahassee. “He loves being governor,” says his former chief-of-staff, “but he also realizes that Florida’s...

Ridge Won't Challenge Specter for Seat

Former Pa. gov was encouraged to run for Senate by GOP brass

(Newser) - Former Pennsylvania governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge will not seek the Republican nomination for senator from that state, the Hill reports. Party leaders had urged him to run against newly minted Democrat Arlen Specter. Ridge was in a good position to run, polling just 3 points behind Specter....

NH Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Sends to Gov

He may let hot potato lie until it passes automatically Jan. 1

(Newser) - A bill to legalize gay marriage in New Hampshire has landed on Gov. John Lynch's desk and is likely to stay there for a while, the Edge reports. Lynch—besieged by messages from pro- and anti-gay marriage groups—has signaled that he personally opposes the bill. Many expect him to...

Ballot Measures a Final Test for Schwarzenegger

Outgoing gov must convince Calif. voters to endorse budget fixes

(Newser) - Deep into Arnold Schwarzenegger's second term, the novelty of holding political office has given way to the hard realities of governing, the New York Times reports. In the eyes of his constituents, too, the Governator’s celebrity sheen has faded, enough that Schwarzenegger is worried about the passage of several...

Maine Gov Signs Gay Marriage Bill
 Maine Gov Signs 
 Gay Marriage Bill 
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May 6, 2009 11:50 AM CDT

Maine Gov Signs Gay Marriage Bill

State the fifth to OK nuptials as Baldacci signs measure quickly

(Newser) - Just hours after the Maine Legislature gave final approval to gay marriage today, Gov. John Baldacci signed the bill into law, the Kennebec Journal reports. When it takes effect 90 days after the legislative session ends in June, Maine will become the fifth state to allow same-sex nuptials. “This...

Schwarzenegger: It's Time to Talk About Legalizing Pot

California Gov. says he would welcome debate on legalization, taxation

(Newser) - California's governor would welcome a debate on terminating the state's ban on recreational use of marijuana, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that while it isn't time for the state to start treating marijuana the same as alcohol, the legalization issue should be discussed—especially in light of...

Obama Insider 'Queasy' Over '12 Challenge From Utah Gov.

(Newser) - President Obama’s campaign manager says he’s a “wee bit queasy” about a possible election challenge from Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in 2012, Salt Lake City’s KTVX-TV reports. “I think he’s really out there speaking a lot of truth about the direction of the party,...

NY Prefers Spitzer to Paterson: Poll

Only 19% think Paterson is doing a good job

(Newser) - Gov. David Paterson is so unpopular in New York that most would prefer to see his hooker-loving predecessor Eliot Spitzer running Albany, the Daily News reports. A Marist College poll showed that 51% would rather see Spitzer as top dog, while only 19% of New Yorkers said Paterson was doing...

Specter Enjoys 20-Point Lead Over Toomey

But Tom Ridge would be a stiffer challenge if he nabbed GOP nom

(Newser) - Arlen Specter beat Pat Toomey 53% to 33% in a Quinnipiac poll of Pennsylvanians’ preferred candidate for US senator. But against Tom Ridge, who may become the Republican candidate, Specter's lead grows more precarious—voters prefer Specter to Ridge by a margin of 46% to 43%, the Quinnipiac poll showed....

Palin Besieged by Ethics Complaints
Palin Besieged by Ethics Complaints
May 3, 2009 12:41 PM CDT

Palin Besieged by Ethics Complaints

Alaska's GOP chief: number of grievances 'unprecedented'

(Newser) - The world’s most famous hockey mom is skating on thin ice with some of her constituents, Politico reports. Sarah Palin has fielded more than a dozen complaints from Alaskan citizens in the last 7 months, concerning everything from the governor’s use of state funds, her political action committee,...

Palin Shows Celeb Bikers Her Bear Hug

Guv appears on American Chopper

(Newser) - Sarah Palin doesn’t just hunt, snowmobile, and campaign. She’s also a motorcycle enthusiast, as she demonstrated during her appearance last night on American Chopper, E! reports. The Chopper guys were building a bike commemorating Alaska’s 50 years of statehood, and they visited the governor—who proved her...

Palin Appears on TLC's American Chopper

(Newser) - Sarah Palin shows off her outdoors credentials this week with a guest spot on TLC's American Chopper motorcycle show, reports People. The guys from the cable show visit Alaska to build a bike in honor of the state's 50th anniversary, stopping by the governor's office to chat about snowmobiling and...

New Kansas Governor Is Party Switcher

Mark Parkinson, who turned Dem to run with Sebelius, sworn in

(Newser) - With Kathleen Sebelius now confirmed as the country's new health and human services secretary, Kansas has a new governor: Mark Parkinson, a Republican-turned-Democrat who will serve out her term until the end of next year. At a hastily assembled inauguration ceremony Parkinson pledged to alleviate "the real pain that...

Sanford Still Fights Stimulus Plan, Tears in His Eyes

SC Guv sticks to his guns over rejecting stimulus money

(Newser) - Angry state legislators and picketing teachers still haven't swayed Mark Sanford. The conservative governor of South Carolina is ignoring opponents and his dipping approval rating, now at 40%, because he's wary of federal stimulus dollars. But when a lone security guard gives his support, Sanford's strained emotions begin to show....

GOP Blocks Sebelius' Confirmation
GOP Blocks Sebelius' Confirmation
Apr 24, 2009 3:47 AM CDT

GOP Blocks Sebelius' Confirmation

She's pressed to answer more questions on abortion

(Newser) - President Obama will have to wait until at least next week to have a complete Cabinet after Senate Republicans blocked the immediate confirmation of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius yesterday, AP reports. A vote on the Health and Human Services Secretary nominee—whose appointment is fiercely opposed by anti-abortion groups—will...

Palin Pals Create Legal Fund
 Palin Pals Create Legal Fund 
Apr 23, 2009 7:47 PM CDT

Palin Pals Create Legal Fund

(Newser) - Backers of Sarah Palin are creating a legal fund to help her pay off her approximately $500,000 in legal bills, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Alaska governor racked up the bills defending herself against a slew of ethics complaints and charges that she improperly fired her former brother-in-law...

Wildfires Destroy Dozens of SC Homes

2,500 evacuated in North Myrtle Beach area

(Newser) - Fires have forced the evacuation of around 2,500 people in the North Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina, the Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports. At least 40 homes have been destroyed and 100 damaged by fire in Horry County, a tourist hotspot; no injuries have been reported. "...

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