Posts Tagged ‘Gov.’

Gov. poo-poohs separate primary idea

ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo pooh-poohed the possibility of three separate primary days Wednesday after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver floated the possibility.

“I would really, really hope not,” Cuomo said.

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Gov. Cuomo gets the job done

Andrew Cuomo jokes Thursday about still being a rookie governor even as he changes the tax code of New York State and does something that the rest of the politicians only talk about, and that means help the middle class. The President must wish that he could work with the lawmakers in Washington the way Cuomo does in Albany, where this week he again looks like the only politician in the country doing anything.

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Gov. Cuomo, major union reach deal

ALBANY – The second time was the charm for Gov. Cuomo and the state’s second-biggest employees union in cutting a deal on contract.

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La. Gov. Bobby Jindal wins re-election easily (AP)

AP – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Saturday easily coasted to a second term, winning in a landslide election after failing to attract any well-known or deep-pocketed opposition.

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Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid (AP)

Republican presidential candidate and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks at the Republican Party's Straw Poll in Ames, Iowa, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday, hours after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll.


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Texas Gov. Perry jumps into 2012 Republican race (AP)

Rick Perry for President buttons are already appearing at the Republicans summer dinner where the Texas Governor is speaking tonight in Birmingham, Ala. on August 12, 2011. The Texas governor is planning to enter the race for 2012 GOP presidential nomination Saturday with appearances in South Carolina and New Hampshire.   (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP – Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the 2012 GOP race for president Saturday with an announcement sure to reverberate halfway across the country as his rivals competed in Iowa for the support of party activists.


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Spokesman: Gov. Rick Perry running for president (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2011 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks in Houston. Perry's spokesman said Thursday that Perry is running for president.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)AP – Texas Gov. Rick Perry is running for president, a spokesman confirmed Thursday, a move certain to shake up the race for the GOP nomination much to the delight of conservatives looking for a candidate to embrace.


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