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Keith Regan Named Acting Lieutenant Governor as Luke Faces Probe

4/25/2026

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State Comptroller Keith Regan was appointed acting lieutenant governor while retaining his comptroller duties.
Sylvia Luke, lieutenant governor, began unpaid leave, kept her security detail, and met Governor Josh Green at the State Capitol Thursday morning before leaving his office around 9 a.m.
Luke’s attorney said the Attorney General’s Special Investigations and Prosecution Division has named her a target in a probe of a 2022 $35,000 payment to a state lawmaker.

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State Comptroller Keith Regan was appointed acting lieutenant governor while retaining his comptroller duties.
Sylvia Luke, lieutenant governor, began unpaid leave, kept her security detail, and met Governor Josh Green at the State Capitol Thursday morning before leaving his office around 9 a.m.
Luke’s attorney said the Attorney General’s Special Investigations and Prosecution Division has named her a target in a probe of a 2022 $35,000 payment to a state lawmaker.