Governor boosts incinerator foes
622903
Evanston Hospital appeared to have a fair chance of pushing back the City Council&#39;s deadline for the shutdown of its medical incinerator as it looked ahead toward Monday&#39;s council session.
130701
Facing an unprecedented challenge from three well-known opponents, incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry is drawing some flak in his bid for a second full four-year term from those who should be among his strongest supporters: staunch GOP conservatives.
126622
Florida's governor stages a summit to prove that Republicans are environmentalists too
316524
CAMBRIDGE -- After a week of being excoriated by Massachusetts business leaders for proposed tax increases, Governor Deval L. Patrick yesterday changed the subject to a corporate crowd pleaser: Speeding up environmental regulatory approvals.
464533
There&#39;s a new game in town concerning luring businesses to a state, and we have to point out that North Carolina, under the leadership of Gov.
251846
The annual influx of burners irritates some locals, but others see the wave of outsiders as a way to make a quick buck. And then there's the shot of civic goodwill the desert festival's organizers inject into the town: This year, they plan to donate a massive solar-panel array.
179852
One of the largest and most liberal labor unions in the country is the biggest contributor to the Republican Governors Association for the coming election, even topping heavyweight GOP donors such as the National Rifle Association.
415108
I praise our governor for his foresight in taking action against climate change. Regional solidarity regarding this issue is a step in the right direction.
79680
In his second bid for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal strongly led a field of 12 candidates in the Louisiana gubernatorial race late Saturday night as he attempted to avoid a Nov. 17 runoff.
696940
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN  NEW ORLEANS - Call it a sign of the times for Louisiana's embattled governor: A chance to dine with Gov. Kathleen Blanco fetched a winning bid of $1 at a recent fundraising auction hosted by a group of business leaders.
705953
If the 11 Illinois hospitals that still burn medical waste don&#39;t voluntarily shut down their incinerators, Gov. Blagojevich said Monday, he will introduce legislation to force them to do it.
661812
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday asked the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System in Danville and 10 other hospitals to voluntarily shut down their medical waste incinerators and find alternate disposal methods.
101057
It would be impossible, in a short letter, to counter every argument made in your newspaper over the past few days lambasting Mayor Rocky Anderson. The short response is that Mayor Anderson is beholden to the constituents who elected him.
241828
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.
748953
By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
707149
By The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 2--Gov. Jon Huntsman took a powder on EnergySolutions' plan to pile  low-level nuclear waste higher and deeper at its dump in Tooele County. By  allowing SB155 to become law without his signature, the state's chief  executive essentially dodged responsibility.
682115
By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 15--It is tempting to hurl rhetorical firebombs at a political system that fails to protect homeowners from fireworks damage just because they live in unincorporated areas. And to scorch the S.C.