Does it matter that New York has become a one-party state — with barely anyone noticing the election for governor in two weeks, let alone state comptroller and attorney general?Yes, it matters, and last Wednesday's debate for the comptroller's race points up …
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Mar 13, 2008 · U.S. Comptroller General. GAO provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies with timely, fact-based, non-partisan information that can be used to improve government and save taxpayers billions of dollars. Our work is done at the request of congressional committees or subcommittees, or is statutorily required by public laws or …
As chief executive, governors are responsible for ensuring their state is adequately prepared for emergencies and disasters of all types and sizes. Most emergencies and disasters are handled at the local level, and few require a presidential disaster declaration or …
| Governor of Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Seal of the State of Illinois | |
| Incumbent J. B. Pritzker since January 14, 2019 | |
| Residence | Illinois Governor's Mansion |
| Term length | Four years, no term limits |
| Governor's Name | State | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|
| Gov. Bruce Rauner | Illinois | 2015 - 2019 |
| Gov. Pat Quinn | Illinois | 2009 - 2015 |
| Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich | Illinois | 2003 - 2009 |
| Gov. George H. Ryan | Illinois | 1999 - 2003 |
The Comptroller General of the United States heads the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency within the legislative branch of the federal government. The Comptroller General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Comptroller General, the Congress establishes a bipartisan, bicameral commission to recommend individuals to the President. The Comptroller General’s term of office is set statutorily at 15 years and he is not eligible for reappointment.
The Comptroller General of the United States heads the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency within the legislative branch of the federal government . The Comptroller General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Comptroller General is appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The agency carries out audit, evaluative, and investigative assignments and provides legal analyses to the Congress. GAO performs work at the request of the Congress and under the Comptroller General’s authority. The agency conveys the results of its reviews through written products and through testimony to the Congress.
GAO provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies with timely, fact-based, non-partisan information that can be used to improve government and save taxpayers billions of dollars.
Governors play two broad roles in relation to state legislatures. First, they may be empowered to call special legislative sessions, provided in most cases that the purpose and agenda for the sessions are set in advance .
Governors interact with their legislatures to help ensure that their priorities, goals, and accomplishments are accurately presented and positively received during oversight hearings and other legislative activities that address and evaluate executive branch implementation of legislatively mandated programs and services.
Emergency Powers. As chief executive, governors are responsible for ensuring their state is adequately prepared for emergencies and disasters of all types and sizes. Most emergencies and disasters are handled at the local level, and few require a presidential disaster declaration or attract worldwide media attention.
Gubernatorial terms are four years in every state, commonwealth, and territory but New Hampshire and Vermont, which have two year terms. All governors with the exception of Virginia’s may succeed themselves, although they may be limited to a specific number of consecutive or total terms.
Veto Power. All 50 state governors have the power to veto whole legislative measures. In a large majority of states a bill will become law unless it is vetoed by the governor within a specified number of days, which vary among states.
In a large majority of states a bill will become law unless it is vetoed by the governor within a specified number of days, which vary among states . In a smaller number of states, bills will die (pocket veto) unless they are formally signed by the governor, also within a specified number of days.
Boards and Commissions. The roles played by boards and commissions vary considerably by state and by program. In some states appointed boards have the primary responsibility for individual programs and agencies and are responsible for the selection of department and agency heads.
In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein. As such, governors are responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation ...
In the crown colonies of Great Britain, France, and Spain, the governor was chosen by the ruling monarch of the colonizing power , or his designees; in British colonies, the Board of Trade was often the primary decision maker. Colonies based on a corporate charter, such as the Connecticut Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony, elected their own governors based on rules spelled out in the charter or other colonial legislation. In proprietary colonies, such as the Province of Carolina before it became a crown colony (and was divided into North and South ), governors were chosen by the Lords Proprietor who controlled the colony. In the early years of the American Revolutionary War, eleven of the Thirteen Colonies evicted (with varying levels of violence) royal and proprietary governors. The other two colonies ( Connecticut and Rhode Island) had corporate charters; Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull was governor before and during the war period, while in Rhode Island, Governor Joseph Wanton was removed from office in 1775 for failing to support the rebel war effort.
There are currently 27 states with a Republican governor and 23 states with a Democratic governor. Four Democrats (including the Mayor of the District of Columbia ), one Republican, and one New Progressive also occupy territorial governorships or mayorships. No independent and other third parties currently hold a governorship.
The youngest person to ever serve as a governor in the United States was Stevens T. Mason of the Michigan Territory, elected in 1835 having just turned 24. Mason would later become the first governor of the state of Michigan when it was admitted to the Union in January 1837, when he was 25.
The first female governor was Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming (widow of the late Wyoming Governor William B. Ross) who was elected on November 4, 1924 and sworn in on January 5, 1925 succeeding Frank Lucas.
The average salary of a state governor in 2009 was $124,398. The highest salary currently being accepted is that of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at $225,000. The lowest salaries are those of Maine Governor Janet Mills and Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico at $70,000 each.
The type of relationship between the governor and the lieutenant governor greatly varies by state. In some states the governor and lieutenant governor are completely independent of each other, while in others the governor gets to choose (prior to the election) who would be his or her lieutenant governor.
By monitoring economic trends, gauging the impacts of previous legislation and weighing other pertinent factors, the Comptroller’s office creates an important report for each session of the Texas Legislature — the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE).
The Comptroller’s office collects more than 60 state taxes, fees and assessments as well as the local sales tax we collect on behalf of more than 1,400 local governments.
As you’d expect with the word “accounts” in our name, the Comptroller’s accounting function is one of our most important and most basic functions. Like a large private company with many subsidiaries, we establish and uphold accounting and reporting procedures for state government.
The Comptroller’s office houses the state treasury, which holds the state’s money, processes state payments to vendors and employees and deposits revenue received from state agencies.
The Comptroller’s office develops and manages statewide contracts providing goods and services for more than 200 state agencies and about 1,600 local governments. We train purchasers and contract managers at other state agencies and maintain the master list of registered vendors agencies can use to solicit bids for goods and services.
In addition to the above core duties, our agency administers the Tobacco Enforcement Program, which supports the state’s laws involving the sale of tobacco products to children.
Hoffman was born August 23, 1965, to Judith and John A. Hoffman. Hoffman married Mary Jude Cox December 6, 2003. Their fathers, Stuart T. Cox and John A. Hoffman, worked together as partners of the law firm Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.
He ascended to the position when Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa resigned on June 6, 2013, after Governor Chris Christie announced that he would appoint Chiesa to succeed recently deceased United States Senator Frank Lautenberg. He is an Independent and attended Colgate University before earning his law degree at Duke University .