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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore campaigns for Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he’s ‘very concerned’ Trump will interfere in the midterm elections

By Steven Sloan - Associated Press

Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., right, attends a breakfast with the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A once-beloved White House tradition is now a flashpoint in Trump’s war with Democratic governors

By Steven Sloan and Joey Cappelletti - Associated Press

Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., vice chair of the National Governors Association, responds to a question by Economic Club of Washington Chairman David Rubenstein at the Economic Club of Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Maryland governor sidesteps questions on run for president

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford, File)

Governors’ association no longer to meet with Trump after he excludes Democrats

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 22, 2021, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Hutchinson is set to become the new chairman of the National Governors Association, which has been focused on states’ response to the coronavirus since the pandemic erupted across the U.S. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Hutchinson takes over governors group as virus resurges

By Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo removes a mask as he holds a news conference in a Monday, June 15, 2020 file photo, in Tarrytown, N.Y. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes the reins of the group representing the nation’s governors, which has played a pivotal role in communicating with the Trump administration about state needs during the coronavirus pandemic. As head of the bipartisan National Governors Association, Cuomo will have to walk a fine line between his naturally combative style with the White House and a deferential approach favored by Republicans. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) **FILE**

Cuomo takes over governors group as virus batters states

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

States are meeting the challenge of infrastructure. Is Washington listening?

By Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan

South Carolina has reopened an office in Washington, DC

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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock discusses his jobs initiative, Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Capitol in Helena, Mont. As Montana's governor prepares to serve a yearlong chairmanship of the National Governors Association, he announced his top initiative: Good Jobs for All Americans. One of the biggest challenges for employers isn't government regulation or the tax structure, it's having a talented and trained workforce, Bullock said Monday. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

Bullock outlines jobs initiative for governors association

By AMY BETH HANSON - Associated Press

Bullock named vice chair of National Governors Association

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, meets with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at a National Governor's Association (NGA) special session &quot;Collaborating to Create Tomorrow's Global Economy&quot; in Providence, R.I., on Friday, July 14, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Latest: VP Pence, Trudeau talk trade during gov. meeting

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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper participates in a panel discussion during a session called &quot;Curbing The Opioid Epidemic&quot; at the first day of the National Governor's Association meeting Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

The Latest: Governors discuss ways to curb opioid abuse

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McAuliffe to lead governors’ meeting, promote cybersecurity

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In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo of aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen in a mosquito cage at a laboratory in Cucuta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

Governors to Congress: Strike a deal on Zika funding now

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Missouri governor dues paid from children’s budget

By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press

Vt.’s Shumlin tapped to co-lead drug abuse meeting

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Gov. Patrick to attend governors’ meeting in DC

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is set to open a third round of Race to the Top education grants Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Feds ready 3rd round of ‘Race to Top’ for schools

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Obama wades back into Wisconsin budget row

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

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