CONCORD, N.H.—Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday, as water flowed over dams and washed out roads. The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency. Maine’s governor also declared a state of emergency for...
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who 15 months ago declared a state of emergency over an influx of migrants to her state seeking shelter with housing in short supply, said Thursday on MSNBC that the state police would “absolutely not” help Trump’s deportation efforts. “Every tool in the ...
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — It’s been nearly 11 months since Governor Jim Justice declared a State of Emergency when the COVID -19 pandemic first hit. It gave the Governor broad, unilateral authority. Last summer, a bipartisan letter signed by 35 delegates was delivered to Gov. Justice, urg...
where governors in every state have declared a state of emergency. According to some estimates, more than 130 million Americans across the country have been urged by governors and mayors to remain at home.
“[States] are not yet adequately prepared,” declared a2008 reportby the National Governors Association (NGA), which noted that a pandemic could “overwhelm” U.S. hospitals, “severely impact” state economies, threaten food supplies, and shutter schools and universities. ...
Democratic Senate campaigns and outside groups have been racking up big ad buys to highlight flaws in the healthcare system and slam Republicans over access to coverage. Since the week of March 13, the day President Trump declared a national emergency, Democrats have spent about $82 mi...
a recount.However, when the newly appointed judges of the court ruled last Monday that Ravalomanana had indeed won an absolute majority and should officially be declared leader, it was Ratsiraka's turn to reject the ruling, claiming the new judges were biased.In expectation of today's ...
On Tuesday, January 12th, a Montana House committee held a hearing on a bill that would limit the power of the governor during declared disasters that last longer than two months. House bill 121 would shift power to state lawmakers for dealing with emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic....