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Early in-person voting began Friday in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, marking one of the first major political contests since last year’s presidential race, and a likely bellwether for President Trump’s policies. The two contenders — Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger — held public appearances Friday to kick off the final stages of their respective campaigns, …

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that he is running for governor, becoming a high-profile Republican entry into the race in the battleground state. “I’m a conservative Republican, and I’m prepared to make the tough decisions,” he said in an announcement video. “I follow the law and the Constitution, and I’ll always do the right thing for Georgia …

The Democratic governors of Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii released a set of immunization guidelines for their states on Wednesday. Ermias Asfaw, RN, left, gives Loren Campos, 16, an immunization at a vaccination clinic held at McDaniel High School in Northeast Portland, Feb. 8, 2023. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB The guidelines recommend broad access to the COVID-19 vaccine for everyone …

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. September 16, 2025 Stephen I. Miran sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System For release at 10:30 a.m. EDT Judge Elizabeth L. Branch …

Former Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia Enters Governor’s Race as a Democrat  The New York Times Ex-GOP official turned Democrat targets Trump in battleground state gubernatorial campaign launch  Fox News Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan runs for Georgia governor — as a Democrat  Politico ‘I got it wrong’: Duncan’s policy shifts shape his Dem race for governor  AJC.com Geoff Duncan, a former Republican, will …

A local government official in Iowa has said he would refuse to comply with orders from the Republican state governor to fly flags at half-staff in honor of rightwing political activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday. Jon Green, the chair of the Johnson county board of supervisors in Iowa, announced on Thursday on social media that he …

Democratic governors build vaccine firewall against RFK Jr.  Politico Vaccine access? Reproductive rights? Just divide America up already. | Opinion  USA Today Blue states mount vaccine defense against RFK Jr.  Axios State vaccine policies get partisan as RFK Jr. stirs skepticism  The Hill Harrop: Blue U.S. starts to separate  The Columbian Source link

ATLANTA (AP) — Can Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp be tough on immigration and still encourage foreign investment? Kemp has courted foreign investment to his state but also once offered to use his own pickup truck to round up “criminal illegals.” Those two stances collided this past week when immigration authorities raided a battery plant and detained foreign workers, putting Kemp …

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump‘s criticism of the Federal Reserve risk undermining its independence, which could boost inflation and increase borrowing costs for the government, Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin and Chicago Booth Business School professor Anil Kashyap wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece on Sunday. The United States faces two key challenges – an unsustainable fiscal path and …

SEATTLE (AP) — The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California announced Wednesday that they have created an alliance to establish their own recommendations for who should receive vaccines because they believe the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement came the same day that Florida said …