A SC law requires a majority of commissioners to be African American. A federal lawsuit from two applicants say that amounts to discriminating against them based on their race.

Ella Grasso was the first woman to serve as governor in her own right in Connecticut and is an inspiration for those like Lt.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov ... A public inauguration ceremony for the governor and others elected to statewide executive branch positions is set for Jan. 11 in Raleigh.

But on that day, it made history by inaugurating America’s first female governor. This wasn’t Wyoming’s only ... In 1870, ...

Yes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Haley, with 16% each, are still far behind former President Donald Trump, who was favored ...

The new year brings a mixed picture for women’s political representation – the highest glass ceiling in American politics ...

Democrats wanted to end the electability debate. After Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat, a conversation that has ...

(Sydney Haulenbeek/Courthouse News) RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Governor-elect Josh Stein filed a lawsuit Monday over a bill that stripped appointment abilities from ...

Gov. Winsome Sears of Virginia could make history next year as the nation's first Black woman to win election as a governor. She would also make history as Virginia's first female governor.

Okinawa’s governor has demanded a clear deadline for relocating 9,000 US Marines from the southern Japanese prefecture to Guam, but there are doubts over whether he will receive such a timeline ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is "confident" that the United States Supreme Court will side with his office and allow the state to cut Medicaid funding for ...