In the News - Archives March 2008
03-29-08...Idaho Lt. Governor Jim Risch says grocery tax cut bill likely to pass KMVT and Hawaii Lt. Governor James ‘Duke’ Aiona on STEM & SMART Reporter

Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn opens military art display Herald and North Dakota Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple says Korean trade mission has specific results Tribune

03-28-08...Adventure tourism bill of Kentucky Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo passes WKYT  

03-27-08…Opt-Ed:  Public should require governors to cooperate with lt. governors Sun and Who will be the next David Paterson? stateline.org  Gubernatorial successor says he was forthright with personal information since he was not vetted as governor Journal

Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling visits son’s college Republic and Guam Lt. Governor Michael Cruz met with Senator on armed services build up Variety

Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder tours flooded areas & works with FEMA Leader and Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher reorganizes state employment & development areas Cleveland  

03-26-08...Hawaii Lt. Governor James ‘Duke’ Aiona says robotics is innovative sport Reporter, Leader

Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder is Acting Guv while guv is in China Leader and North Dakota Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple says Korean mission nets gains in RR and containers  KXMB, and Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle snags nation’s first Chinese bicyclists to compete in US for his bicycle tour Constitution

Mariana Islands Lt. Governor Tim Villagomez says their work on energy mirrors topics of interest at NLGA Winter Meeting Tribune and New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish calls for cooperative border peace Sun, while Arizona Sec. of State Jan Brewer says November turnout could reach 80% Politico

03-24-08…Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder visits flooded areas Star and KOMU  and Idaho Lt. Governor Jim Risch presides over senate Press, while the lottery pushed by Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter could bring $10M per year back from OK KSWO  

Massachusetts Lt. Governor Tim Murray on commuter rail logjam Globe and California Lt. Governor John Garamendi opposes student fee increases Daily Cal  

03-23-08…New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish ‘ready’ to be governor; NLGA notes 15 lieutenant governors have become governor since 2000 Markets

03-21-08…Washington Lt. Governor Brad Owen to be knighted by Spanish king PR and Nevada Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki lauds impact of film, TV et al Journal

Colorado Lt. Governor Barbara O’ Brien on Indian health cuts Herald and Court finds tie-breaking vote of North Carolina Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue in 2005 to create a state lottery legal Charlotte

03-20-08…Vague rules muddle NY gubernatorial succession Ledger  

Massachusetts Lt. Governor Tim Murray is Acting Guv AP and he says ‘state lost’ in casino vote Globe

Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton gets keys to city for film credits Dane 101 Kansas Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson says bills cutting regulatory coal authority will fail Morris News

03-19-08…Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder launches You tube chat, and blogger calls Dispatch and Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn on his trips to Iraq CBS2

Hawaii Lt. Governor James “Duke” Aiona says add steps to your day for health KHNL

Iowa Lt. Governor Patty Judge says bottle bill needed Radio Iowa

03-18-08…Two former lt. governors who are governor:  NY and CT Courant and Guam Lt. Governor Michael Cruz meets with military officials while at NLGA meeting Variety

Iowa Lt. Governor Patty Judge wants bottle deposit Action 3 and Utah Lt. Governor Gary Herbert on rotating regional primaries endorsed by NLGA KCPW

Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter raises for campaign to create state lottery KUAR

Arizona Sec. of State Jan Brewer admonishes voting security breach News and Hawaii Lt. Governor James ‘Duke’ Aiona says inactivity added $140-M to health bills Bulletin

03-17-08…Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn promotes military check off WBBM and South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer visits storm damaged areas Live 5

Nation thinking twice about the No. 2 NY Times and Successions aid successors CQ, New York gubernatorial succession brings new prominence to post of lt. governor Newsday     

New York Lt. Governor David Paterson says he’s ready to be governor Republican and the state must get back to work AP.  Developing a budget is his priority Bloomberg and he has reaffirmed his support for Upstate WXXI.

New York Sen. Pres. Bruno is next in gubernatorial succession and will be Acting Gov when Governor Paterson is out of state NPR, but another senator is pushing a bill to allow the gov to appoint a LG replacement Gazette.

At its Winter Meeting, NLGA supports regional rotating presidential primaries as promoted by Utah Lt. Governor Gary Herbert Tribune, and supported by Kentucky Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo Post

Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher supports Film Office Moviemaker.  In era of increasing tie-breaking votes by lieutenant governors NLGA, Vice-President Cheney also casts tie-breaker this week AP

03-15-08…Scandal may aid gubernatorial successors CQ Quarterly and New York Lt. Governor David Paterson will go from 15-staff to 200,000 state employees AHN

Maryland Lt. Governor Anthony Brown will host 2009 NLGA Annual Meeting Times and Massachusetts Lt. Governor Tim Murray on good jobs News

Utah Lt. Governor Gary Herbert shepherds rotating regional presidential primary plan to NLGA passage Tribune

03-13-08…Washington Lt. Governor Brad Owen presides over senate AP and New Jersey Sen. Pres. Richard Codey’s tips on gubernatorial succession Ledger

New York Sen. Pres. Joe Bruno is new NLGA member Chronicle, while Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton and Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn speak on working with New York Lt. Governor David Paterson CQ Politics and Times

Utah Lt. Governor Gary Herbert to put rotating regional presidential primary plan before NLGA News and Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton says more women needed in public service Sentinel

Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling reacts to state budget WHSV

03-11-08…Louisiana Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu says budget hurts parks, libraries Advocate and Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts is state’s first female LG Newswire

On Tri-State’s three gubernatorial successions:  CT’s Rell, NJ’s Codey, NY’s Paterson Forbes

03-10-08…Opportunity for tie-breaking vote by Oklahoma Lt. Governor Jari Askins to transfer an agency is called back in technical move KSWO

03-08-08…Utah Lt. Governor Gary Herbert and Oregon Sec. of State Bill Bradbury bring rotating regional presidential primary plan to NLGA Winter Meeting News 8 and Tribune

North Dakota Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple to promote rail plan in Korea Guide and Massachusetts Lt. Governor Tim Murray logs time as Acting Governor  Herald

03-07-08…Iowa Lt. Governor Patty Judge is touring school wellness Citizen and releases nursing report  WHO-TV, North Dakota Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple leads school funding commission Forum

Washington Lt. Governor Brad Owen rules that 2/3 majority is needed for taxes Tribune and California Lt. Governor John Garamendi rallies against education cuts Bee

03-06-08…Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling ‘sees his star rise’ Post and Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher leads in making state #1 in capital investment Newswire

Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton pushes workplace smoking ban Northwestern and Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts testifies to senate committee on long term care Journal, Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp focuses on technology enterprises Tallahassee and chairs foreclosure task force WMBB

03-06-08…California Lt. Governor John Garamendi launches education coalition Bee

03-05-08…Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn testifies to senate committee for recall Pantagraph and New Mexico Lt. Governor Diane Denish is ‘financial services champion’ Weekly

Colorado Lt. Governor Barbara O’Brien promotes student essay contest Daily and Nevada Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki says record exports show Asia growth KOLO

03-04-08…Emergency officials say Rhode Island Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts should get power when guv is out of state Journal and Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Catherine Baker Knoll promotes rare book library Times

03-03-08…Kansas Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson says market wants wind in energy future Hays Daily and Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter promotes lottery News