Governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate voted early Wednesday to pass a sweeping measure designed to empower the Republican-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Republicans worked through the night amid late protests, internal disagreement and Democratic opposition to the measures, which are designed to reduce the powers of incoming […]

After a stellar career as a layer and educator, Judge William H. Hastie was bestowed with a historic first. On this day in 1946, Hastie was named the first Black governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the first to do so since the Reconstruction Era. William Henry Hastie was born November 17, 1904 in […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House passed a school safety bill Wednesday that includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the governor for his signature. The vote of 67-50 reflected a mix of Republicans and Democrats in support and opposition. The measure, a response […]

The U.S. has only elected two Black governors.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Thursday he has never condemned the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno for his actions regarding now-convicted child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky, and he “never will,” citing what he called the “unusual circumstances” surrounding what happened. The Republican governor, now in the middle of a re-election campaign, […]