AKRON, Ohio, March 6 (TNSPer) -- The University of Akron issued the following news release: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Summit County resident Bryan C. Williams to The University of Akron Board of Trustees. His term will begin March 3, 2021, and will run through July 1, 2029. He replaces Trustee Roland H. Bauer, whose term ended July 1, 2020. A Fairlawn resident, Williams is director of government affairs for the Associate Builders and Contractors of Ohio. He was an elected member of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on March 1, 2021: Over the weekend, Virginia Republicans were at each other's throats, showing that solidifying a nomination method has done little to tamp down the flames of the GOP civil war. Nearly all of the candidates attended a candidate forum hosted by the chairman of the Battlefield Chapter of Virginia Patriots, who is known for posting inappropriate videos back in 2017. The biggest clash of the even  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The DGA released a video today highlighting the mayhem surrounding the Virginia Republican nomination fight. The Virginia GOP has spent nearly every weekend fighting one another - and now, they're heading towards a convention of chaos. See video here: https://youtu.be/TfKhEFHz69U Frontrunner candidate and self-proclaimed "Trump in heels" Amanda Chase has preemptively accused the Virginia GOP of cheating, an  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: The New Hampshire Republican State Committee released the following statement announcing the hiring of DJ Burke as the NHGOP's Finance Director: "I am very excited to announce DJ Burke is joining our NHGOP Team as our Finance Director," said NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek. "DJ was a phenomenal Regional Field Director for the Trump Victory Operation in 2020 and prior to his work in politics he work  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: Yesterday, Trump delivered a low-energy speech at CPAC that was just more of the same. Trump continued to lie about the election, rewrite history on his failed pandemic response, and make clear that the GOP civil war is still alive and well. At CPAC, Trump gave a low-energy speech that was just more of the same. Vox's Aaron Rupar: (https://democrats.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=90  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on Governor Eric Holcomb to follow President Joe Biden's direction by opening up vaccination opportunities for Indiana's educators. President Biden yesterday issued the directive during an announcement where Biden claimed all of the country's adult population could  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 2 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 1, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Congressman Jim Banks for ditching his constituents and their need for COVID-19 relief last week in favor of attending the Republican Party's fan club convention, an event where Republicans worshiped golden statues of former president Donald Trump and supported  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 4 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 3, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today asked Governor Eric Holcomb to use his Hoosier Common Sense and not follow a rhetorical partisan game that would not only confirm the Indiana Republican Party to be anti-science and anti-truth, but would also cost lives in the process. If Holcomb announces plans to pull b  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 2 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Mr. John Wahl of Limestone County was elected as the new chairman of the Alabama Republican Party at its State Executive Committee meeting in Montgomery this weekend. The body elected him by acclimation. Statement from John Wahl: "I am excited about the opportunity to serve the people of Alabama as Chairman of the ALGOP. I look forward to working with other members of the Republican Party, our   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 2 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last Saturday, members of the Kansas Democratic Party met virtually for their annual Washington Days convention, where they elected the new KDP officers. Vicki Hiatt was re-elected as Kansas Democratic Party Chair, Edgar A. Pando was elected as Kansas Democratic Party Vice Chair, Frances Calloway Jackson was elected as Kansas Democratic Party Secretary, and Yolanda Taylor was elected as Kansas Democratic P  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 2 -- The Maine Department of Education issued the following news release: The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Mr. Iann Leigh and Mr. Hilton Scott Petersen will join Senator Susan M. Collins and Senator Angus S. King in representing Maine during the 59th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 14 -- 17, 2021. Iann Leigh of Bangor and Hilton Petersen of Nobleboro were selected from among the state's top student leaders to  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 5 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: Friday, January 22nd, Yvette Lewis, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party, released the following statement after Republican Representative Andy Harris (MD-1) attempted to bring a gun onto the House floor: "Rep. Harris, you are an embarrassment to our state and to the good people of the first district. Resign, immediately -- or be voted out." This statement follows the Maryland Democratic Party's calls f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: New reports documenting how the Hampden County Retirement Board has been functioning as a public money and benefits grab bag for career Democrat politicians have prompted Massachusetts Republican Party Jim Lyons to call for comprehensive audits of the commonwealth's other 105 retirement boards. An audit by the state Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) found that the board wa  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons offered his praise to a tandem of Republican state senators after the duo successfully lobbied to make a proposal to extend mail-in voting through the end of June subject to public testimony. On Monday, led by Republican House Minority Leader Brad Jones who was complicit with House Democrats in the scheme to shield the proposal from the public, a mai  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, March 3 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: House leadership on Beacon Hill apparently cares little about potential concerns regarding Massachusetts's first-ever use of universal mail-in voting. On Monday, Democratic House leadership and Republican House leadership "were complicit in their efforts to hide from the public a bill filed by Republican Minority Leader Brad Jones that extends universal mail-in voting through the end of June," Massa  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: The public will remain in the dark regarding their elected representatives' and senators' key committee votes as long as the Democrats' one-party rule remains unchecked on Beacon Hill, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons concluded on Monday. "Death, taxes, and zero public transparency are the only three certainties on Beacon Hill so long as the Democrats remain in charge," Lyons said.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: This past weekend, NCGOP Chairman Whatley joined five other elected officials from North Carolina at CPAC in Orlando, Florida. They included Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, Congressman Ted Budd, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, Congressman Madison Cawthorn, and former Congressman Mark Walker. North Carolina had representation on the CPAC stage every day of the conference, signaling our state's nati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Current DGA Vice-Chair and upcoming DGA Chairman Governor Roy Cooper should call on scandal-plagued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign as the Chairman of National Governors Association. Cooper quickly called on Ralph Northam to resign following Northam's yearbook surfacing, and Cooper quickly called on former NC House member Duane Hall to resign following accusations similar to the ones leve  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: Anti-choice lawmakers in the Arizona state Senate pushed through an extreme bill (SB 1457) attacking reproductive freedom and access to abortion. The bill now advances for consideration by the state House of Representatives. Republicans in Arizona kicked off the 2021 legislative session by doubling down on their attacks on reproductive freedom, introducing nearly a dozen bills restricting access to abortion. SB   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 3 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding Governor Chris Sununu's nomination of Attorney John Formella to serve as New Hampshire's next Attorney General: "Governor Chris Sununu has made a phenomenal choice to be our State's next Attorney General," said NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek. "Attorney John Formella has already served our state dutifully as Governor Sununu  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 4 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement regarding Mayor Joyce Craig's decision to break a tie on the Board of Alderman preventing an investigation into fellow Democrat Alderman Dan O'Neil: "It is outrageous that Mayor Joyce Craig would use her tie-breaking vote on the Manchester Board of Alderman to vote against a transparent investigation into a potentially huge conflict o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: North Carolina Republicans are watching their party implode with "one controversy after another," and "more than 15,000 registered Republicans" fleeing the party in the wake of the Capitol insurrection. Now, long-time Republican Kimrey Rhinehardt is mounting a Senate run as an independent after saying in a tweet: "I will run for U.S. Senate if Lara Trump steps foot in North Carolina." It's just a  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Freshman Representative Madison Cawthorn has been hit with countless rounds of negative press, as stories reveal "allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct by several women" and his record of "making false statements about his background, issuing baseless allegations about voter fraud and demonizing his political opponents." In new reporting this morning from the Washington Post, the North C  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for HR 1, the For the People Act. "Our democracy is under attack. In 2016, we saw foreign governments interfere in the presidential election. And today, after we witnessed record turnout that flipped several red states to blue, Republican-led state legislatures are trying to make it harder for Americans to vote. The enactment of the For the People Act will help us pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following op-ed to the Washington Examiner: * * * LGBTQ Rights and Religious Liberty Can Coexist Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) on Tuesday spoke with TheWashington Examiner about cosponsoring the Fairness for All Act and how Congress can protect LGBTQ rights without violating religious liberty. Read the piece here (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/exclusive-rep-nancy-mace-on-why-she-supports-lgbt-rights-religiou  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-New York, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Mondaire Jones (D-NY) delivered a set of speeches on the House floor during debate on H.R. 1, the For the People Act, legislation to fix our broken democracy. In his first speech, Rep. Jones spoke to the foundational importance of H.R. 1, and the impact it would have on working-class candidates for office like him. Those remarks are below and video of the speech can be found here   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following transcript of an interview on Fox Business Network's Varney & Co: House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Varney & Co to discuss the devastating impacts of President Biden's job-killing policies, his failure to immediately reopen schools for in-person learning, and his less aggressive approach to distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Whip Scalise contrasted these policy failures with the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 3 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news on March 2, 2021: The Virginia GOP called on Governor Ralph Northam and former Governor and current gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe to ask for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to step down as National Governors Association Chairman following three credible sexual harassment allegations. So far, Northam and McAuliffe have been 100% silent as Cuomo's disturbing pattern of behavior against women has be  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 3 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news on March 2, 2021: "Northam's Department of Elections continued its self-promotion today by announcing the results of its flawed risk-limiting audit," said Rich Anderson, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman. "The Department designed a flawed audit, failing to meet the requirements of the Code of Virginia or follow best practices for post-election audits," continued Anderson. "It's no surprise that the au  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following transcript of an interview on Feb. 28, 2021, on ABC's This Week: * * * This morning on ABC's This Week, Senator Portman discussed the need for the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to reach across the aisle and work with Republican members to craft a targeted bipartisan COVID-19 package that meets the most urgent needs of the American people. This comes as Democrats are preparing to use the budget reconciliati  more

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 5 -- Stockholm School of Economics issued the following news release: In recent years, press freedom in many Eastern European countries has increasingly come under threat. This policy brief provides an overview of the importance of a free press for democracy and the challenges to media freedom in these European transition economies. Media freedom in Eastern Europe Freedom of expression - which encompasses media freedom - is a fundamental human right enshrined in most   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 3 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: The aftermath of Donald Trump's election loss, the insurrection by his supporters at the United States Capitol, and the subsequent impeachment hearing have revealed not only a divided nation but also a divided Republican Party. Where does conservatism in America go from here? Diving into this question last week was a virtual panel, "The Future of Conservatism," featuring Republican pollster and Fox  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 6 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The concerning allegations continue to mount against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. After already facing a federal investigation for allegedly lying to authorities about COVID-19 nursing home deaths in his state, it has recently been revealed that over 15,000 New Yorkers died in nursing homes during the pandemic, although the governor only disclosed 8,500. This massive loss of life stems from Gov.  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 5 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In a Wisconsin Counties Association roundtable with state legislative leaders, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley declared that voters who disagree with a local sales tax increase are "not smart." When given the chance to clarify, she doubled down. Finally, Democrats are being honest about their true feelings about Wisconsin voters who disagree with their "government-knows-best" approach. "Democr  more