Tag: governor

Low Early Voter Turnout in Ohio Goes Against Predictions

The number of early and absentee voters who have cast their ballots in the Ohio primary elections is lower than at the same time four years ago. Whether in urban areas or rural districts, it is believed that the majority of voters will cast their votes on May 3. In addition to the voting for…


GOP’s Quarles Announces Run for Kentucky Governor in 2023

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles announced Saturday night that he will enter the 2023 governor’s race, joining what’s shaping up to be a crowded Republican contest to select a nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. Quarles told a GOP gathering in Lexington that he will seek the state’s top elected position. He had officially…


Pennsylvania’s Leading GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Meet in Statewide Debate

The top four polling Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor met on April 27 in the Harrisburg studio of WHTM TV for a debate broadcast statewide. Nextstar Media Group, which sponsored the debate, only invited candidates who received at least five percent in either of the past two Nexstar or Emerson College polls. Participants were Lou…


Abbott Signs Agreement With 4th Mexican Governor

Gov. Greg Abbott late Friday signed his fourth memorandum of understanding in three days with another Mexican governor as part of his commitment to secure Texas’ shared border with Mexico. The signing came as a fourth bus transporting illegal immigrants released by the Biden administration into Texas reached Washington, arriving Saturday morning. Abbott met Friday…


Cuomo Misses Deadline to Mount Challenge in NY Governor’s Race

By Laura Nahmias From Bloomberg News NEW YORK—Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo missed a key deadline to mount a challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul in this year’s New York Democratic primary. Prospective candidates had until 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, to electronically file 15,000 signatures necessary to achieve a place on the Democratic primary ballot….


Fed’s Brainard Sees Rapid Balance Sheet Runoff, Rise to Neutral

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Tuesday said she expects methodical interest rate increases and rapid reductions to the Fed’s balance sheet to bring U.S. monetary policy to a “more neutral position” later this year, with further tightening to follow as needed. “I think we can all absolutely agree inflation is too high and bringing…


When It Comes to the Governor’s Race, Experience Matters

Commentary I’m old school and believe that it would be helpful if someone worked their way through the ranks. When you join a well-established social organization that’s been around for a long time and has a large membership and you wish to become more involved, they usually don’t instantly make you the club president. For…


Full Field in Oregon’s Election Race to Replace Governor

The campaign to replace Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown is on. The progressive Democrat can’t run again because of term-limits, making the 2022 election the first in more than 20 years in which no former or current governor is on the ballot. Republicans see what could be their best opportunity to win the office since Vic…


CPAC Leader Charlie Gerow: Conservative Values Must Guide Next Pennsylvania Governor

Fresh on the heels of last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, Charlie Gerow, vice chairman of the American Conservative Union which hosts CPAC, talked with The Epoch Times about values, policies, and his campaign for Pennsylvanian Governor. Conservative values, Gerow says, include the fundamental belief in individual liberty. “That matters now as never…


Fed Should Lift Rates a Full Percentage Point by Mid-Year: Waller

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday laid out the case for a “concerted” effort to rein in inflation, calling for raising interest rates a full percentage point by mid-year, starting with a half-percentage-point hike in March if data in coming weeks continues to point to an “exceedingly hot” economy. “I believe appropriate interest rate…