Tag: Governor

State Sen. Penry announced his candidacy for governor to absolutely no one's surprise Saturday. His campaign website is now live and includes video clips...

WASHINGTON — Debbie Joslin wasn’t happy to see Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announce her resignation. “I was disappointed that she wouldn’t be governor anymore,” the president of the Alaska branch of the conservative Eagle Forum and a longtime Republican activist said in an interview. “It’s hard to get things done now because of the 10-10 split between the parties in the State Senate. What she did was out of the box, and anybody else would be politically dead.” As some question Palin's decision, anti-abortion activists, who embraced Palin after the birth of Trig and after the unmarried pregnancy of Palin’s daughter Bristol, are ecstatic about the possibility that Palin, freed from the duties and turmoils of office, could become a historic leader and spokeswoman for their cause.

It is too soon to proclaim Bill Ritter Colorado's Teflon governor. But it is safe to say that his Republican opposition has yet to...

Fighting Pres. Bush's proposed budget cuts to Golden's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is one of Gov. Ritter's top priorities today at the National...

Bill Ritter was sworn in this morning as Colorado's 41st governor on the west steps of the state capitol. In his 15-minute speech, Ritter...

Gov.-elect Bill Ritter named two more people to cabinet posts today. Pending Senate confirmation, Karen Legault Beye will head the Colorado Department of Health...

Governor-elect Bill Ritter announced his first cabinet appointments today, and both names will be familiar to Democrats. Former congressman David Skaggs was appointed to head...

Being the main figure of an entire political party is a lot like being the quarterback of a football team: When you win, the...

Truth is stranger than fiction. Especially when it's tangled up in the waning days of Gov. Bill Owens' political career. One has to wonder...

Governor-elect Bill Ritter told legislators and reporters yesterday that the issue of renewable energy would be his top priority when he takes office in...