JB Pritzker quickly issued statements and information for fired workers this month alerting them to their legal rights and the legal and financial resources available to them.
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U.S. Governors
Quotes from current and former U.S. state governors.
Current governors
TX-RGreg AbbottTexas449 Quotes
KY-DAndy BeshearKentucky280 Quotes
ND-RDoug BurgumNorth Dakota147 Quotes
UT-RSpencer CoxUtah162 Quotes
FLRon DeSantisFlorida1,473 Quotes
OH-RMike DeWineOhio298 Quotes
AK-RMike DunleavyAlaska48 Quotes
WI-DTony EversWisconsin93 Quotes
WABob FergusonWashington116 Quotes
MT-RGreg GianforteMontana252 Quotes
WY-RMark GordonWyoming31 Quotes
HI-DJosh GreenHawaii164 Quotes
MA-DMaura HealeyMassachusetts87 Quotes
AZ-DKatie HobbsArizona219 Quotes
NY-DKathy HochulNew York943 Quotes
IN-REric HolcombIndiana2 Quotes
AR-RSarah Huckabee SandersArkansas421 Quotes
AL-RKay IveyAlabama70 Quotes
MOMike KehoeMissouri103 Quotes
KS-DLaura KellyKansas46 Quotes
GA-RBrian KempGeorgia157 Quotes
OR-DTina KotekOregon96 Quotes
CT-DNed LamontConnecticut292 Quotes
LAJeff LandryLouisiana148 Quotes
TN-RBill LeeTennessee1,169 Quotes
ID-RBrad LittleIdaho52 Quotes
NV-RJoe LombardoNevada155 Quotes
NM-DMichelle Lujan GrishamNew Mexico655 Quotes
RI-DDan McKeeRhode Island77 Quotes
SC-RHenry McMasterSouth Carolina115 Quotes
DEMatt MeyerDelaware17 Quotes
ME-DJanet MillsMaine67 Quotes
MD-DWes MooreMaryland461 Quotes
WVPatrick MorriseyWest Virginia108 Quotes
CA-DGavin NewsomCalifornia1,018 Quotes
NE-RJim PillenNebraska73 Quotes
CO-DJared PolisColorado1,024 Quotes
IL-DJ.B. PritzkerIllinois267 Quotes
MS-RTate ReevesMississippi35 Quotes
IA-RKim ReynoldsIowa160 Quotes
SDLarry RhodenSouth Dakota42 Quotes
PA-DJosh ShapiroPennsylvania367 Quotes
NJ-DMikie SherrillNew Jersey439 Quotes
VA-DAbigail SpanbergerVirginia669 Quotes
NCJosh SteinNorth Carolina142 Quotes
OK-RKevin StittOklahoma78 Quotes
NH-RChris SununuNew Hampshire145 Quotes
MN-DTim WalzMinnesota1,341 Quotes
MI-DGretchen WhitmerMichigan284 Quotes
Former governors
In Michigan, everyone has the freedom to marry who they love. It's not only the law of the land, it's a nonnegotiable.
I’m going to continue to push lawmakers in both parties to stand up for Virginians, to stand up for Virginia jobs, to stand up for Virginia’s economy and, frankly, to be proactive in planning ahead for what’s coming down the road.
The GOP is at this moment in time failing this leadership test.
Governors are very, very good, historically and typically, standing up and stating plain all the things they want from the federal government.
It is an absolute disgrace that Youngkin has not appealed to Trump and forcefully denounced them.
I actually have extraordinary empathy for the fact that there are many workers in Virginia today or from our federal workforce, who are experiencing real concerns.
I don’t believe that the federal government downsizing is wrong.





