Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care. ...more

February 1, 2009

In his radio address Saturday, President Barack Obama promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and rein in free-spending executives, as he prepares a new road map for spending billions from the financial rescue plan. ...more

February 1, 2009

Facing severe cutbacks in state services as the recession deepens, the nation's governors pressed their case on Capitol Hill on Monday, asking for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled. ...more

December 2, 2008

$20 billion Amount of economic stimulus the National Governors Association would like to see states receive per year for two years ...more

December 2, 2008

First came the banks looking for a federal rescue plan to stay afloat. Next it was the automakers seeking a bailout. And now state governments say they, too, need emergency federal assistance to remain solvent. ...more

November 17, 2008

Cheerfully envisioning a brighter energy future for Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist last week led a group of three other governors in challenging the whole nation to follow their lead toward using less foreign oil and producing lower amounts of heat-trapping emissions. ...more

December 17, 2007

It's an issue that has dogged Gov. Charlie Crist since last summer. Since mandating the increased use of renewable energy, Crist has been pressured by Florida's business leaders who say Florida lacks the renewable resources, including wind and solar, to meet the governor's goal. ...more

December 13, 2007

TAMPA - Gov. Charlie Crist, in Tampa today for a meeting of the National Governors Association, defended his clean energy policies against naysayers who claim his mandates for renewable energy are unrealistic and will inflate electric bills. ...more

December 13, 2007