NY Republicans Give Spitzer 48 Hours to Resign
March 11, 2008
High-ranking Republicans in New York’s state government have given Governor Eliot Spitzer 48 hours to resign: “If he does not resign within the next 24 to 48 hours, we will prepare articles of impeachment to remove him,” Read more
Mexican Legislators Ask Arizona Legislators to Repeal Employer Sanctions Law
January 17, 2008
Legislators from the Mexican state of Sonora have told legislators from neighboring Arizona that they are “not prepared for a mass return of Mexican nationals.” The Sonoran legislators scheduled a breakfast meeting with Hispanic members of Arizona’s state legislature Read more
Bobby Jindal Sworn in as First Indian-American Governor
January 15, 2008
Republican Priyush “Bobby” Jindal was sworn in as the new governor of Louisiana Monday, becoming the first Indian-American governor in the U.S., the youngest sitting governor in the U.S., and the first non-white Louisiana governor since Reconstruction. Read more
New Jersey Close to Abolishing the Death Penalty
December 14, 2007
When Governor Jon Corzine signs the legislation passed by both houses of New Jersey’s state legislature the state will become the first in 40 years to abolish the death penalty. Read more
