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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state’s attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly potent synthetic drug linked to dozens of overdose deaths last year in the Bluegrass State. Beshear’s action in his state comes as …

Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity launches GOP challenge to Josh Shapiro for governor  Politico Republican Stacy Garrity Announces Bid to Challenge Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania  The New York Times Republican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid  ABC News Stacy Garrity is officially running for governor of Pennsylvania  Inquirer.com SCOOP: Stacy Garrity launches Republican campaign for Pennsylvania governor  Fox News Source link

West Virginia governor to deploy National Guard troops to US capital  Reuters January 6 police dismiss Trump’s newfound zeal to tackle violence in DC  The Guardian As Trump takes over D.C.’s police, here’s what law enforcement can and cannot do  The Washington Post How the White House’s claims about D.C. homelessness compare to the data  NBC News West Virginia deploys hundreds of National Guard …

August 15, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation identifying 19 agenda items for Special Session #2 that begins at 12:00 PM today, Friday, August 15. “Delinquent House Democrats ran away from their responsibility to pass crucial legislation to benefit the lives of Texans,” said Governor Abbott. “Because of their dereliction of duty, …

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, said on Thursday that the state will open a second immigration jail, as a federal judge weighs whether to close the controversial existing facility in the Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz”. DeSantis painted the forthcoming detention center at the shuttered Baker correctional institution in Sanderson as supplementary to the remote tented camp. He also said …

TOMORROW: Governor Newsom, California leaders to make major announcement in response to Trump’s gerrymandering attempts  Governor of California (.gov) Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’  ABC News Gavin Newsom and Democrats are placing a risky bet on gerrymandering  CNN This Republican lawmaker has served CA for decades. Newsom’s plan could end his dominance.  CalMatters Newsom says California will draw …

SC Democrats call on Charleston lawyer to suspend campaign for governor following arrest video  SC Daily Gazette Prominent Charleston lawyer, candidate for governor, shouted slurs, threats in cop car after arrest  Post and Courier Footage of Democrat SC gubernatorial candidate’s arrest shows profanity-laced tirade  WCIV Mullins McLeod should bow out of the governor’s race, SC Democratic Party says  The State Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities. The emergency declaration by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham makes $750,000 available as local governments and tribal officials in Rio Arriba County call for …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor Tuesday. It’s a closely watched appointment by the two-term governor, who can’t run for reelection in 2026 and has been working to cement his legacy as his time leading the state winds down. If Collins, an Army combat veteran and …

DeSantis set to pick Florida’s new LG — and a possible 2026 governor candidate  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link