George Ryan, Illinois Governor Who Halted Prison Executions, Dies at 91 A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught ...

Here’s how lawmakers reacted to the news of Jim Ryan’s resignation from the University of Virginia on Friday after the ...

Virginia Republicans largely silent except GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Reid, who called Ryan's departure was 'good ...

Rep. Ryan Rose announces re-election bid for Arkansas House District 48, citing work on tax cuts, education and healthcare in ...

Devastating floods across central Texas have killed at least 80 people and left 41 unaccounted for after a storm pounded the ...

Eight years earlier, then-Gov. George Ryan famously commuted the sentences of all 167 people on death row at the time to life terms. In 2000, Ryan had placed a moratorium on executions of people on ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Life is good for Tim Ryan. The former U.S. congressman, and one-time Senate candidate, has made some big changes in the last three years. He is busy now in a completely ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Four of Gov. George Ryan's adult children have testified before a federal grand jury investigating corruption under their father, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday.

Democrats rejected eight of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s picks for university boards. The governor’s team disputes their claim that ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- A suburban mom who served on the jury that convicted former Gov. George Ryan of racketeering and fraud says she wants her life back after weeks of post-trial scrutiny of her and ...