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...next few years under the tax changes recently approved by the state Legislature, Gov. Sean Parnell said.The Republican governor told The Associated Press that during his latest trip to Europe, he saw firsthand the impact of tax changes on...
...Unlike eight of his fellow Republican Governors who have put the interests...an op-ed entitled, "A Republican Governor's Rationale for Expanding...follow the lead of other Republican governors who are doing the math and...
...The leagues filed suit in August after Gov. Chris Christie vowed to defy a federal ban on sports wagering. The Republican governor signed a sports betting law in January, limiting bets to the Atlantic City casinos and the state's horse racing...
...running against Parnell in a primary.Parnell himself made national news on July 17 when he joined the ranks of Republican governors who have said they will use the "opt-out" privilege in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
...attempts to get an oil tax-cut passed during the past two years, plans to try again this session. This time, the Republican governor will have Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.The GOP seized control of the Senate in last fall's...
...asked to hear Parnell's thoughts on Medicaid expansion - a provision of the Affordable Care Act from which many Republican governors, including Parnell, have opted out."We worked hard to contain costs in Medicaid," Parnell said. "In fact...
...purely political standpoint, is not necessarily the be-all, end-all statistic.Most of the states are led by Republican governors eager to highlight their progress in creating jobs. That complicates GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's...
...gathering in Tampa, Fla. - even by Republican governors who are quick to tout economic improvements...McDonnell, who is also chairman of the Republican Governors Association, asserted that Republican governors generally do a better job handling...
...development in about half the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska has sparked some harsh words between the state's Republican governor and its Democratic U.S. senator.This, even though Gov. Sean Parnell and Sen. Mark Begich are united in...
...penalty if the don't.Parnell made clear his opposition to the bill that critics call "Obamacare" but the Republican governor shied away from personalizing his criticisms as many of the law's harshest critics have done. In a written statement...