Democratic governors plan to use new power
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Democratic governors who will take over the majority of state capitols plan to use their newfound power to make changes and help put their party back in the White House.
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DC's former mayor takes a new role in government
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to cap California's greenhouse gas emissions is just the latest in a string of recent deals with the Democrats that could help him win back the moderate voters so vital to his re-election bid this fall.
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New Democratic and Republican leaders, trying to break Senate gridlock, are planning secret "bipartisan caucuses" to speed up business.
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In their weekly radio address, Democrats yesterday  called for a new direction in energy policy, away from gas-guzzling automobiles and reliance on foreign oil.
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Governors want to expand state regulation of greenhouse gases in hopes of increasing pressure for federal action on global warming, the chairman of the National Governors Association said Wednesday.
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In one of the fastest-starting presidential campaigns in history, one group of politicians has not kept pace: the nation's governors.
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Despite Republicans' demands for a new statewide vote and their new radio advertising campaign, the Democratic leaders who control the state Legislature say the governor's election is over.
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The transition is underway as Joe Kernan and the Democrats who now run state government have already begun discussions with the Republicans who will take over in January.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire, winner of one of the closest governor's races in U.S. history, was inaugurated Wednesday amid a legal challenge that could undo her election.
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The GOP tries to regain control in a state that hasn't seen a Republican governor in 20 years.
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How the former Democratic candidates are reinventing themselves
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The heads of various state Democratic Party organizations meet in Orlando this weekend.
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WASHINGTON &#151; With election victories behind them, Democratic governors gathered Wednesday to celebrate their first majority in 12 years, talk political strategy and share notes on the issues driving voters back at home.
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A few candidates for governor are venturing beyond domestic issues like schools and taxes to take stances on the war in Iraq and terrorism, with a California Democrat vowing he'll try to withdraw his state's Guard troops from Iraq and an Arizona Republican blasting a Sept. 11 memorial for being unpatriotic.
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Lame-duck Gov. Gary Locke may not be limping off into the sunset. If the slugfest between Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire doesn't produce a new governor by the scheduled Jan. 12 inauguration, Locke may have to stick around.
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Changing course, Democrats have decided to run television ads in Missouri and Colorado, states that earlier this week appeared to have fallen to second-tier status in the party's strategy to win the White House.