Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, who served a record 16 years and championed education, has died at 88 years old, his ...

During his 16 years in office, he earned national acclaim for his focus on education. But losing his bid for the Senate in 1984 cost him a shot at the presidency.

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DeWine has been consistently reluctant to carry out capital punishment. Might that culminate in historic policy shift before he leaves office, potentially ending Ohio's death penalty through commutati ...

Three Utah governors denounced the divisive political rhetoric in the country, with former Gov. Gary Herbert pointing to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay ...

I was with them four days ago. These are some terrific people," Gov. JB Pritzker said of the acclaimed filmmaker and his wife ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In what could be the 12th execution this year in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three members of his estranged wife’s ...