Tag: gov.
Cyntoia Brown: From convicted murderer to victims’ advocate
Filmmaker Daniel Birman has been documenting Brown’s journey from when she was first arrested at 16 for murdering a real estate agent she claimed solicited…
Virginia official accuser demands a public hearing
Meredith Watson, who claimed Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax sexually assaulted her in college, is now demanding a public hearing and accusing the Virginia General Assembly…
ABC News Live Update: Florida governor signs controversial election bill into law
Plus, Broadway theaters are scheduled to reopen at full capacity in September as vaccination rates increase. source
Texas lawmaker speaks out on voting rights battle
Rep. Gina Hinojosa responds to Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to arrest the Democrats who fled the state. source
Hospitalizations spike in Louisiana as delta variant spreads
Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to announce a decision on whether to implement a statewide mask mandate today. #covid19 #deltavariant #louisiana #hospitalizations source
‘Possibility’ of criminal changes for Gov. Cuomo: Legal expert
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with civil rights attorney Channa Lloyd about the New York attorney general’s investigation that found Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed…
At least 4 local district attorneys reviewing Cuomo probe materials
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing pressure to step down as Speaker Carl Heastie says he has lost the confidence of the Assembly. source
Florida now accounts for more COVID cases than 30 states combined
Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would “fight back†if the White House intervened to pay salaries of school leaders defying the state ban on mask…
New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul prepared to take over after Cuomo resignation
Hochul addressed the state, saying, “While it was not expected, it is a day for which I’m prepared.†SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More…
Texas hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases up 91% over past 2 weeks
School districts in Dallas are defying Gov. Greg Abbott’s order banning mask mandates. SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP Watch More on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News…
Oregon governor: ‘We are taking action’ on climate change
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on efforts her state has made to tackle climate change and the extreme weather events…
Texas hospital turns to overflow tents as delta variant fuels surge in COVID-19 cases
After banning mask mandates across the state, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is now asking hospitals to stop non-emergency surgeries to make room for COVID patients….
New Jersey governor talks severe storm damage from Ida remnants l GMA
Gov. Phil Murphy gives an update after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought historic flooding to the tristate area. #ABCNews #NewJersey #Flooding #Ida source
Storm death toll rises across the Northeast l WNT
New York City officials declared the city’s first flash flood emergency. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the rain “unprecedented†and pointed to climate change…
Texas lawmakers sign sweeping new voting law | WNT
After months of delay, Gov. Gregg Abbott signed the voting law that made Texas the latest of more than a dozen states to pass restrictive…
Guantanamo Bay’s role in war on terror 20 years after Sept. 11
A five-part docuseries, “9/11 Twenty Years Later: The Longest Shadow,” takes a closer look at the war on terror. source
Hours left to vote in California recall election
President Joe Biden campaigned for Gov. Gavin Newsom to remain as governor of the state and said the vote will have a national impact. The…
California congresswoman ‘hopeful’ Newsom survives recall challenge
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., weighs in on the California recall election, and the latest on congressional debates on spending, criminal justice and voting reform. ABC…
Staffers confident California Gov. Gavin Newsom will keep his job in recall election
Former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have made baseless claims that the election is rigged. #recallelection #gavinnewsom #california source
The battle over abortion l ABC News
The Republican-led Missouri Senate passed a sweeping anti-abortion bill Thursday after hours of contentious debate and just a day after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed…
