International Business News - Governor http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Mayor Gavin Newsom has taken his first public step toward seeking higher office, filing papers to form an exploratory committee for a potential gubernatorial bid in 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/83911-gay-pride-parade.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/california-mayor-takes-step-toward-governors-race.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/california-mayor-takes-step-toward-governors-race.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:30:06 EDT San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is ending the speculation over whether he is considering a run for governor in 2010. Newsom, a Democrat best known for challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage early in his first term, filed papers on Tuesday to form an exploratory committee so he can start raising money and conducting polls for a possible gubernatorial campaign. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/san-fran-mayor-takes-step-toward-governors-race.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:42:24 EDT New Jersey gubernatorial candidates are in line for $10.4 million in public campaign financing next year, if they want it. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission Tuesday released proposed guidelines for the program that's helped finance gubernatorial candidates since 1974. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/10-4m-available-to-nj-gubernatorial-hopefuls.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:17:54 EDT Gov. Ted Strickland again thwarted the Legislature's attempt to use part of the state's $1.1 billion rainy day fund to pay for programs outside what he sees as appropriate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/ohio-governor-cuts-programs-using-rainy-day-fund.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:25:24 EDT A year ago, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist tried to influence the Republican presidential candidates who paraded through his office seeking an endorsement. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/critics-say-fla-gov-flip-flops-on-oil-for-mccain.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:41:58 EDT Gov. Charlie Crist has dropped his long-standing support for the federal government's ban on offshore oil drilling and endorsed Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain's proposal to let states decide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/fla-s-crist-has-new-view-of-offshore-drilling-ban.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:06:59 EDT Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, a former diplomat and presidential candidate. A statement from Olmert's office said that in their Sunday meeting, they discussed Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Syrian peace efforts. Also, they talked about increasing cooperation between Israel and New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/nm-governor-meets-with-israel-prime-minister.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:39:03 EDT CNN host Lou Dobbs says he isn't going to run for New Jersey governor. Dobbs said Friday that he's flattered by the support, but a run in the Garden State isn't something he wants to do at this time. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/cnns-dobbs-not-running-for-nj-governor.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:56:15 EDT CNN host Lou Dobbs isn't saying whether he's considering a run for New Jersey governor. But he's also not shooting down the idea. State Republicans said Dobbs, who hosts CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" and is renowned for commentary on national politics, especially illegal immigration, is rumored to be considering a run for governor next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/cnns-lou-dobbs-mum-on-run-for-nj-governor.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:40:29 EDT The governor, who is seeking a divorce, apologized Wednesday for using a state-owned cell phone to send more than 860 text messages to a woman he says is a longtime friend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/nevada-governor-apologizes-for-text-messages.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:10:58 EDT The governor, who is seeking a divorce, apologized Wednesday for using a state-owned cell phone to send more than 860 text messages to a woman he says is a longtime friend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/nevada-governor-apologizes-for-text-messages.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:27:17 EDT Gov. Jim Gibbons, who is estranged from his wife, used his state cell phone to send more than 860 text messages in one month last year with a woman he says is a longtime friend, a newspaper reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/paper-nev-gov-sent-860-texts-to-woman-in-month.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:58:06 EDT Gov. Jim Gibbons is moving back into the governor's mansion while he and his estranged wife "attempt to resolve issues" in their divorce case, their attorneys said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/nevada-gov-wife-put-divorce-proceedings-on-hold.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:56:25 EDT It's now up to a judge to decide how much alimony and child support to award the soon-to-be ex-wife of New Jersey's gay former governor, following three weeks of testimony laying bare the couple's dire finances. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/63892-gay-governor-divorce.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/final-arguments-made-in-mcgreevey-divorce-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/final-arguments-made-in-mcgreevey-divorce-case.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:00:23 EDT A Mexican court sentenced a former state governor to 36 years in prison Wednesday for fomenting drug trafficking, overturning an earlier ruling that had imposed six years on lesser charges, his defense attorney said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/ex-mexico-gov-convicted-on-drug-charges.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:40:04 EDT A group vice president of Woodward Governor Co., which makes energy control products, exercised options for 15,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/woodward-governor-group-vp-exercises-options.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:22:24 EDT The estranged wife of New Jersey's gay ex-governor says she agreed to live in the governor's mansion to please her new husband, even though their condo was an hour closer to her job. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/57434-gay-governor-divorce.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/wife-of-gay-former-nj-governor-i-paid-for-wedding.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/wife-of-gay-former-nj-governor-i-paid-for-wedding.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 10:44:31 EDT The estranged wife of Nevada's governor is challenging her husband's bid to keep their divorce trial private and claims he is involved with another woman. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/nevadas-first-lady-says-husband-has-a-girlfriend.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 04:59:12 EDT The estranged wife of New Jersey's gay former governor took the stand in their bitter divorce trial Wednesday, saying she depleted her savings to pay for their $30,000 wedding and reluctantly agreed to add dozens of his political cronies to the guest list. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/57255-gay-governor-divorce.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/matos-mcgreevey-says-she-paid-for-lavish-wedding.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/matos-mcgreevey-says-she-paid-for-lavish-wedding.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 23:22:13 EDT An anti-abortion group released photos Wednesday of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius with a prominent abortion doctor at what it called a "lavish secret party" at the governor's official residence, but her office said the doctor bought the reception at a political group's fundraising auction. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/abortion-foes-post-photos-of-kan-gov-with-doctor.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 15:41:18 EDT