California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a package of laws in support of California's immigrant communities and removed the obsolete word "alien" from state codes, according to the California Governor's Official Website. The Governor signed into law AB 1096, which removes the derogatory term "alien" used for ...
Republicans hope to revive the spirit of 2003 and topple Governor Gavin Newsom as California's head of state, Politico reported. Less than two weeks are left before the second recall in the history of the state of California, and the fate of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom will soon be decided. This is the best chance for ...
Governors are high-ranking officials in the state government, effectively acting as leaders. But in different states, the salaries of governors are sometimes very different. Writes about this USA Today. Unlike senators, who are also elected at the state level, governors have ...
On June 10, on his way to work in Wasilla, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy saw a car broke down on the highway. Having parked on the side of the road, Dunleavy stopped traffic, and then helped to pull the broken car off the road, writes “Voice of America”. On the subject: How do people live in Alaska ...
In the US midterm elections on November 6, residents of two American states elected candidates with Ukrainian roots as their governors. According to the results of the vote, representatives of the Democratic Party, 53-year-old Jay Robert Pritzker and 43-year-old Jared Polis, will lead the states of Illinois and Colorado, respectively, writes Voice of America. ...
Illegal émigré Pablo Villavicencio, who faced deportation after delivering pizza to the Fort Hamilton military base in Brooklyn, was defended by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. Governor Andrew Cuomo in a letter issued Saturday afternoon in support of ...
The adviser to the governor of St. Petersburg, the head of the St. Petersburg TV channel Sergei Boyarsky said that the monument to Sergei Dovlatov in St. Petersburg had been approved by the governor, TASS reports. Earlier, a collection of signatures was announced in support of the installation of the monument. The exact date of installation is currently unknown, but it is already reported that ...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that authorities will cover the cost of processing US citizenship applications for 2 low-income immigrants. The lucky winners will be selected through a lottery as part of the NaturalizeNY program. “We are a nation of immigrants, and New York believes...
Governors began to refuse to accept Syrian refugees in their states after a series of attacks in Paris. Already 18 governors have made such statements, most of them represent the Republican Party. In particular, the governors of Texas, Indiana and Illinois announced a temporary refusal to accommodate refugees. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said he wanted to ...
On Tuesday, Democrats lost the governor's election in Kentucky for the first time in 44 years. They conceded to the Republican candidate. According to preliminary data, the winner was the Republican businessman Matt Bevin. His rival was Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway, who served for two terms. ...