TheRepublic.com - Political resignations News

AG Swallow welcomes investigation by lawmakers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:32 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Attorney General John Swallow says he welcomes an investigation from House Republicans into the allegations that have dogged Swallow since he assumed office in January.

2 men indicted in St. Clair County drug scandal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:36:35 -0400

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois - A federal grand jury has indicted two men in connection with the arrest of a former St. Clair County judge who resigned over drug charges.

Critic of Ohio governor's school plan steps down

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:22:53 -0400

FRANKLIN, Ohio - A critic of Gov. John Kasich's school funding plan is resigning as superintendent of a southwest Ohio school district.

Former E. Idaho councilman charged with felonies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:56:11 -0400

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A former city councilman from eastern Idaho who resigned earlier this year then left the state is back in Idaho and charged with two felonies.

Southaven mayor steps down a few days early

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:07:25 -0400

SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi - Southaven Mayor Greg Davis' term does not end until next month, but he announced at Tuesday's aldermen meeting that he is resigning from the job he has held for 16 years a little early.

Oklahoma corrections head quits amid flaps

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:57 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's prisons chief resigned amid disagreements over whether more state corrections facilities should be run by private companies and whether his agency properly documented money held in reserve, but the governor's office said Tuesday she did not ask for him to step aside.

Montreal interim mayor resigns after fraud arrest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:44 -0400

MONTREAL - For the second time in less than a year, a Montreal mayor has stepped down amid corruption scandals ripping through Canada's second-largest city.

Coleman resigning June 30 as Jackson police chief

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:37:06 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - The chief of Jackson police is resigning June 30, a day before the new mayor takes office in Mississippi's capital city.

Attorney: Judge in gay sex trial should step down

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:25:09 -0400

VERO BEACH, Florida - The attorney for a young Florida woman who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her 14-year-old girlfriend has filed a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

Attorney for gay Fla teen wants judge to step down

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:50:33 -0400

VERO BEACH, Florida - The attorney for an 18-year-old Florida girl who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, is asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

Interim Montreal mayor arrested

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:07:46 -0400

MONTREAL - Montreal's interim mayor, who vowed to clean up the corruption scandals rocking the city, now faces fraud charges himself.

Pittsburgh councilman resigning to join nonprofit

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:38:05 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh City Councilman Patrick Dowd is resigning to head a nonprofit designed to benefit children.

Czech prime minister says he will resign

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:39:07 -0400

PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government.

Email tied to Pa. secretary's resignation released

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:52:09 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's office on Friday released an email exchange that it says led to the forced resignation this week of a member of his Cabinet.

Watchdog: Perry veto threat may be abuse of power

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:09:11 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry vetoed funding for the state's Public Integrity Unit on Friday because the district attorney in charge of it refused to resign after confessing to drunk driving, an ultimatum that a watchdog group complained was a criminal abuse if his official powers.

Bank of England deputy governor to step down

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:31:07 -0400

LONDON - The Bank of England says its deputy governor Paul Tucker will step down later this year after more than 30 years with the central bank.

Colorado governor sees 2 high-profile departures

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:25:46 -0400

DENVER - Two high-profile departures from the governor's administration came Thursday in agencies that have been accused of serious mistakes in recent months.

Rucho resigns as NC Senate chairman on tax flap

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:04:25 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A chief architect of a North Carolina tax overhaul plan that's been rejected by other Senate Republicans and the governor said Thursday that he has resigned as co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.

Political colleagues recall ex-Mass. Gov. Cellucci

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:22:09 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts political figures of both parties paid glowing tribute Thursday to former Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci - a Republican who never lost an election in a Democratic-leaning state - in the building where he spent nearly a quarter of a century in public life.

VP at NJ school group resigns after bias complaint

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:50:09 -0400

TRENTON, New Jersey - A local New Jersey school board member accused of making an anti-Semitic comment has resigned as a vice president of the New Jersey School Boards Association.

2 jurists picked for ex-Pa. judge's cocaine case

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:10:06 -0400

WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania - The state Supreme Court has picked two judges to handle the criminal case of a former western Pennsylvania judge charged with stealing cocaine from police evidence files in cases before him.

College of Southern Idaho president steps down

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:06:00 -0400

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - The man who has overseen the College of Southern Idaho since 2005 and has been affiliated with the Twin Falls community college for 38 years is stepping down.

UN envoy: 'Streets are heating up' in south Yemen

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:08:59 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. envoy to Yemen warned Tuesday that "the streets are heating up" in the country's restive south and pent-up resentment over more than two decades of unaddressed grievances is reaching "a tipping point."

Daley forms committee to explore run for governor

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:33:26 -0400

CHICAGO - Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley announced Tuesday he is forming a committee to explore running for governor in 2014, saying Illinois deserves political leaders who are prepared to fix the state's unemployment, pensions and education woes.

Group that bashed Beshear in TV ads pays fine

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:53:51 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - An independent political group that backed Republican David Williams' failed bid for Kentucky governor has paid a $4,500 fine as part of an agreement to settle allegations it tried to shield the identity of its major contributor - who turned out to be Williams' father-in-law at the time.