That might not seem large compared with the multimillion-dollar governors' races that can be commonplace across the country these days.
Now, looking for more value on the remaining dollars, Governor Scott and Republican lawmakers are prodding Florida's 12 state universities to find ways to steer students toward majors that are in demand in the job market.
As New Jersey residents dig out from last week's snowstorm, they can rest assured that thanks to their tax dollars, Governor Whitman is also battling the snow and cold this weekend.
Now, "with U.S. dollars," Governor Sherzai "had constituted his own private militia," Sarah Chayes, a journalist turned aid worker, writes, in "The Punishment of Virtue," her 2006 account of life in Kandahar.
According to the Washington Post, when asked in a debate about the possibility that federal disaster response could be curtailed to save federal dollars, Governor Mitt Romney replied: "Absolutely.
If Washington is doling out dollars, Republican governors and legislators typically figure they might as well get their share.
Such a tax could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, but governors have held off collecting the taxes in the past because such moves have led to violent protests.
By 3 a.m., once the floors were waxed and all the lights were off in the high-rise apartment building, a photographer stepped out for a cigarette break and a group of reporters convened, some wagering a full dollar that Governor Spitzer would resign on Tuesday.
Wisconsin women are earning 75 cents to the dollar and Governor Walker just made it even harder for victims of wage discrimination to fight back.
For example, one real estate developer, Leonard Litwin, has used this dodge to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to Governor Andrew Cuomo's campaigns.
They are also criticizing what they see as a secret process with an industry that has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Governor Paterson's campaign coffers.
