With one month to go before the gubernatorial primary, the most memorable thing Fred Greenliefs learned about the 14 candidates is that House Speaker Rick Thompson can play a banjo and slept in a boxcar. Hes half right. Thompson, the first candidate to air TV ads, plays a guitar in his commercials. While talking heads and political operatives in Charleston trade barbs and press releases about whos leading in the polls and whos got more money, many outside the Capitol arent sure who is in the race or what any of them stand for. The May 14 election campaign so far has been a calm one. A Capitol Hill publication called the race to fill Joe Manchins unexpired term sleepy. West Virginians agree. This has been the quietest election in years, Greenlief, 74, said over a cup of coffee at the Dow...
Editor's note: This is the second of a series that will run three consecutive Sundays in which the five gubernatorial candidates on the ballot are asked questions on one topic crucial to Mainers. LIBBY MITCHELL on the economy
AUGUSTA -- The Legislature is on the verge of passing a bill that doubles the individual private campaign contribution limits for gubernatorial candidates. Opponents say the late-session move will increase the role of special interest money and corporate influence in the next governor's race and immediately benefit the incumbent, Gov. Paul LePage.
A fifth generation Texan, [Rick Perry] grew up the son of tenant farmers in the small West Texas town of Paint Creek. His start in politics in 1985 was as representative for a West Texas district in the state House of Representatives. Before serving as Lieutenant Governor in 1998, Perry was Commissioner of Agriculture for two terms. I have submitted a request for a federal Medicaid waiver and asked the federal government to use some of its federal Medicaid funds to help transform health care in Texas from a heavy reliance on hospital-based care to increased access to primary and preventive care. It would provide more low-income Texans with insurance, reduce expensive emergency room visits for basic care, and make it easier for the working poor to buy into employer-sponsored insurance. T...
Editor's note: This is the first of a series that will run three consecutive Sundays in which the five gubernatorial candidates on the ballot are asked questions on one topic crucial to Mainers. Today's topic is education. LIBBY MITCHELL on Education
Democratic Auditor General Jack Wagner charged taxpayers more than $400 for car washes of his state-paid SUV. Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett's security agent drove him to campaign as well as official events. These are among expenses detailed in 2009 reports from six candidates for governor, showing how they spent public money. The candidates voluntarily provided expenses to the Tribune-Review.
By MIKE FAULK YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
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