AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The highest criminal court in Texas tossed out the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the abuse-of-power charge, which was filed after Perry threatened — and then carried out — a veto of state funding for a group of public corruption prosecutors after the Democratic head of the unit refused to resign.
BOSTON – Mailers going out to Republican voters under Gov. Charlie Baker's name ahead of next Tuesday's Republican State Committee elections urge support for his chosen candidate to "End the Democratic Culture of Corruption on Beacon Hill."
The message rings counter to the spirit of cooperation Baker has projected since entering the governor's office as he sought to cultivate solid working relationships, if not friendships, with many leading Democrats in the Legislature.
