Angry and frustrated, the governor is threatening to kill the project altogether.

The newly sworn-in governor also threatened to resign over the joint-statehood proposal.

As many as 28 provincial governors are threatening to resign as well.

The governors threatened today to take the government to court to force it to comply with agreements made last year.

In response, the governor threatened to lay off as many as 3,000 state employees.

"The governor is threatening to close down government to get his way," Mr. Silver said.

Mr. Libous said the governor never threatened him with retaliation.

The governors threatened to veto the draft budget, now in the lower house.

The governor came to his feet with a roar and threatened Margo with the back of his hand.

The governor of Nevada has threatened to file a lawsuit to block or at least delay the effort to take the mercury there.