Other Republican governors have expressed support for Abbott, who has said the federal government is not doing enough to enforce immigration laws. Other measures implemented by Texas include a floating barrier in the Rio Grande and razor wire along the border. ___ Associated Press writers Acacia ...
Texas, Indiana, North Carolina, and other US states passed legislation forbidding state agencies and pension funds from considering ESG factors in investment or contract decisions. Some brands that publicly marketed to LGBTQ+ consumers were hit with consumer boycotts. Companies that took stands...
Governors in charge of states pulling out of the program did it because they say businesses in their states are struggling to find workers and the weekly unemployment benefit disincentivizes work. But economists worry that ending federal supplemental unemployment early will impact those most affected ...
“I thought it was important to have Democratic governors there,” he told The Associated Press. “I’m not supporting any of these policies, just there out of respect for the presidency.” Lamont, an early and longtime Biden supporter, acknowledged feeling a bit outnumbered politically during ...
and unfortunately they are probably going to lose the score that they've had because they are going to have to cut back on their services." The governors in both Florida and Texas have recently signed bills banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public colleges within their s...
businesses and farmers by raising import duties by more than 20%, leading to a loss of confidence in Wall Street and the fail of many overseas banks. It was widely considered a signal of U.S isolationism. [Pictured: Sen. Smoot and Rep. Hawley on the steps of the Capitol on Dec. 7,...
What’s next: It’s impossible to predict how many more patients from surrounding states will seek care in Colorado. But the Texas law could induce more people to come. Oklahoma now has an early pregnancy abortion ban; Utah and Wyoming have trigger laws banning abortion; the Kansas Constitutio...
The chancellor of Western Governors University Texas, Mark David Milliron, discusses how his institution employs infrastructure, processes, and data to bring clPaul Jenny
Reading Terminal Market, a food hall across the street from the media filing center and spin room, was the place to run into governors today. I spotted California Gov. Gavin Newsom today waiting for his lunch order, and later North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum inspecting a ...
Then came the real test: Could two mildly inebriated and clearly chummy governors talk their way out of a reporter’s question about what would happen if they ran against each other for president one day? “I mean, first of all, if we ever run, we’re going to run together...