Archive for the ‘Lieutenant Governor News’ Category

From NewsChannel5.com:

Tennessee’s Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey said that will not happen here.

“This is not a so called loophole, its legitimately in the law that it one individual wants to sell their firearms to another individual, you do not have to have a federal firearms license to do that, and that’s what they are trying to do, and it’s a farce to be honest,” said Ramsey. “Obviously the gun sales between individuals shouldn’t be regulated by the federal government or any other government entity for that matter.”

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said about 30 percent of guns involved in federal illegal gun trafficking investigations are connected in some way to gun shows.

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From CQ Politics:

South Dakota Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard embarked on a two-day campaign swing around the state Monday to officially launch his governor’s bid.

Daugaard, a presumed candidate for months, kicked things off with an event at his family farm in Garretson, S.D., and will hold six more public events across South Dakota through Tuesday.

The Republican is seeking to succeed his running mate in 2002 and 2006, Gov. Mike Rounds. Rounds is term-limited out of office in 2010. Before being elected to the lieutenant governor’s post, Daugaard served six years in the state Senate.

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From The State:

State Rep. Ted Pitts, of Lexington, said he is dropping out of the Republican race for lieutenant governor because his National Guard unit has been called to serve in Afghanistan.

Pitts, 37, is a medical operations officer who will deploy with the 178th Field Artillery in Afghanistan in January. This is Pitts’ first active duty service since joining the National Guard shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.

Pitts said he will finish his fourth term in the S.C. House but will not seek re-election.

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From The Business Insider:

South Dakota Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Monday he was running for the 2010 Republican nomination for governor, saying he has the political and business experience the state needs to weather tough economic times.

Speaking to a crowd of supporters in a barn on the farm where his grandparents settled in 1911, Daugaard said his six years as a state senator and seven years as lieutenant governor gave him the political know-how to run the state. His ten years in banking and 20 years leading the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota taught him how to lead people, make payroll, erase debts and build savings, he said.

“As I stand in the same place I did as a child I stand here with a lifetime of experience that makes me ready to lead this state,” he told supporters.

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From TimesArgus.com:

The field of candidates in the race for governor, still more than a year away, got the news they were waiting for.

So did potential candidates who are considering a run for lieutenant governor.

Now that Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie says he’s running for governor, those considering running to replace Dubie in the lieutenant governor’s spot — particularly on the GOP side — are lining up to take his place. Here are some of the potential or announced candidates for the job.

State Sen. Phil Scott, a Washington County Republican and well-known race car driver, said he may run for the job. “I am seriously considering running at this point,”

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From St. Louis Business Journal:

This year’s Tour of Missouri generated an economic impact of $38.1 million, up 28 percent from $29.8 million in 2008 and up 45 percent from $26.2 million in 2007, according to a study Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder released Thursday.

During the course of the seven-day cycling race last month, the average out-of-state visitor spent more than $220 per day, according to a study Kinder, chairman of both the race and the Missouri Tourism Commission, presented at Thursday’s commission meeting in Branson.

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From Lahontan Valley News:

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki told an audience of business leaders Wednesday that while the recession has been harder on Nevada than other states, there are signs the worst may be over.

The state that led the nation in population growth 20 of the past 21 years, he said, will actually lose population this year. Nevada leads the nation in foreclosures and has the second highest unemployment rate. Visitor volume, which has been about 50 million a year was down 12 percent this past year, he said.

“It feels like somebody punched the emergency stop button and the economy came to a screeching halt,” Krolicki said.

But he said things are beginning to turn around.

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