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VA: LG Bolling To Seek Re-Election
Last Updated on Monday, 24 March 2008 11:55 Written by rslcpol Monday, 24 March 2008 11:55
RICHMOND – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling will seek re-election next year, two people familiar with his campaign said.
Bolling intends to announce his plans in an early afternoon Capitol Square news conference.
Bolling’s decision not to run for governor combined with former Governor George Allen’s announcement to sit out the governor’s race leaves Attorney General Bob McDonnell uncontested for the Republican nomination.
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Another New York Dem Sex Scandal?
Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 March 2008 10:12 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 19 March 2008 10:07
Who knew that’s why they made such a great ticket?
Paterson, a Democrat who was sworn in on Monday, admitted yesterday to having had several extramarital affairs, but contended they all ended years ago. He was informed by The Post in the morning that at least one news organization had been notified he had recently been involved with a woman from Brooklyn.Paterson denied the claim.
But a few hours later, Dixon called The Post to say she had received a message from Paterson inquiring about whether she was talking to the press.
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AK: House Leader Has Concern About LG’s Run For Congress
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 02:26 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 12:51
A curious turn in Alaska politics.
Anchorage, Alaska – House Speaker John Harris says Sean Parnell ought to resign as lieutenant governor now that he’s running for a seat in the U.S. House. Parnell surprised many Friday at the state Republican Convention when he announced he would challenge Congressman Don Young for the state’s only House seat.Harris says he strongly believes any elected official wishing to seek higher office should give up the seat they hold in order to avoid the potential of a conflict of interest.
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MT: Dem Teacher Considers LG Run
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 02:27 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 11:28
Montana gets its own curious turn.
Two Helena teachers, Don Pogreba and Jason Neiffer of Helena are about 95 percent certain they will file as Democrats for governor and lieutenant governor this week, Pogreba said Monday.If they run, they would face Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger in the Democratic primary. Unopposed so far on the Republican ticket are state Sen. Roy Brown for governor and Steve Daines for lieutenant governor.
After thinking about running for several months, Pogreba and Neiffer launched a Web site Friday and Saturday declaring their candidacies.
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AR: LG’s Lottery Campaign Raises $110,000
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 11:26 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 11:26
LITTLE ROCK – Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s campaign to create a state lottery to fund college scholarships raised $110,000 in February, according to a financial report filed Monday with the state Ethics Commission.
By the end of last month the Hope for Arkansas campaign had raised a total of $304,631 and spent a total of $221,574, Halter reported.
Contributors to the campaign last month were John and Patricia Bailey of Little Rock, who gave $75,000, Ted Bailey of Little Rock, who gave $25,000, and Robert M. Wilson of Little Rock, who gave $10,000.
The campaign’s expenditures for February were $56,991, with $420 going to publish a legal notice and the rest going to National Voter Outreach, the company Halter hired to collect signatures.
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NY: Former Gov. Spitzer’s Replacement Admits Affair
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 09:40 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 09:40
With his predecessor’s term doomed by a sex scandal, brand-new Gov. David Paterson tried to come clean about his own skeletons just hours after assuming office by acknowledging a years-old affair.
Paterson was sworn in almost exactly a week after allegations first surfaced that former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was “Client 9” of a high-priced call girl service. Responding to rumors circulating in Albany, Paterson and his wife, Michelle, told the Daily News of New York City that both had affairs during a rough patch in their marriage several years ago.
“This was a marriage that appeared to be going sour at one point,” Paterson told the Daily News. “But I went to counseling and we decided we wanted to make it work. Michelle is well aware of what went on.”
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MS: GOP Returns Scruggs Money…
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:54 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 09:14
All $27,250 of it. Question is, Will huge Jim Hood supporters Democratic Attorneys General Association return the $300,000 it got from Scruggs? Jim Hood certainly isn’t taking this opportunity to rise above the fray and call for all players in this sad story be above reproach. No, he’s still playing political defense – showing a true tin ear to the popular sentiment that is emerging in Mississippi on this issue.
There’s more turmoil in the wake of Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs pleading guilty to conspiring to bribe a judge last week. The well-financed attorney has made several large donations to organizations and political groups around the state. One political group is distancing themselves from the corruption investigation, by giving that money away.
Richard “Dickie” Scruggs made three sizable contributions to the Mississippi Republican Party between 2002 and 2004.
The story has truly gone national, here’s just a few we saw:
NY: Lawmakers React To New Gov’s Speech
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 10:57 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 18 March 2008 09:02
Who remembers the team building spirit of Eliot Spitzer’s inaugural address in January of 2007 when he said:”Like Rip Van Winkle, the legendary character created by New York author Washington Irving, New York has slept through much of the past decade while the rest of the world has passed us by,” while outgoing Governor George Pataki sat nearby. Nice touch of class by Mr. Spitzer. Thankfully, it appears Mr. Paterson has shown some restraint in his inaugural remarks.
– Former Gov. George Pataki: “Whenever New York has faced a challenge or a difficult time we come together. And David Paterson is the type of person who will work well to bring people together. We have to put aside politics and partisanship and work in the public’s interest.”
– Attorney General Andrew Cuomo: “Gov. David Paterson … has the experience, skills and personality needed to lead this state. The recent negative developments on Wall Street serve to illustrate that significant challenges lie ahead. The governor is exactly right: We must all work together to move this state forward.”
– Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, R-Schenectady: “His leadership skills are needed – and will be tested – more than ever, as New York struggles with a nearly $5 billion budget deficit, some of the nation’s highest property taxes, an economy – especially upstate – that is hurting and a state fiscal deadline of April 1 that is upon us.”
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NY: LG Paterson Drops the ‘L’ and becomes Governor (and what that means for Albany)
Last Updated on Monday, 17 March 2008 11:22 Written by rslcpol Monday, 17 March 2008 11:18
And how could this affect that other statewide elected democrat? Well if you ask the Wall Street Journal, it could open the door for Attorney General Cuomo.
And who are the other “winners and losers” of this whole mess? At least one paper takes a look
Oh, and apparently the soon-to-be former Governor will skip the inauguration
ALBANY — Incoming Gov. David A. Paterson is at the Capitol this morning preparing to take the oath of office this afternoon as Albany gets back to the business of governing following last week’s sex scandal revelations involving Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer.
Paterson, who is legally blind, is expected to give a relatively brief address that he has committed to memory at 1 p.m. to a joint session of the State Legislature and to a who’s who of the state’s political elite, including the state’s congressional delegation and local government leaders.
TN: Amendment for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Elections Clears House
Last Updated on Friday, 14 March 2008 12:42 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 13 March 2008 11:54
What about the office of attorney general? Come on Volunteers – you can do it!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A proposal to popularly elect the lieutenant governor and the secretary of state has been approved by the Senate.The Senate voted 20-10 to approve the resolution to put the constitutional amendment before voters. But the measure would still have to pass in the House this year, and then again by a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the next General Assembly before it could go before voters in 2010.
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