WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on April 19, 2021: Jeff Colyer's announcement today that he's running for the GOP nomination for governor is putting former Governor Sam Brownback and their shared failures back in the spotlight. Colyer was Brownback's right-hand man as they ran the Kansas economy into the ground, forcing families to face harmful cuts to health care, public education and threats to retirement savings as a result of their fai  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Pennsylvania GOP primary is getting even messier as more extreme candidates gear up to enter the race, with the Philadelphia Inquirer reporting that Lou Barletta is starting a new state-level PAC in the lead up to a likely gubernatorial campaign. Barletta is a major supporter of Trump's harmful policies and dangerous conspiracy theories. Barletta was among the first members of Congress to support Trump   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: As fears of a rigged Republican primary in Virginia continue to grow, a new joint letter from Kirk Cox and Glenn Youngkin teaming up with frontrunner Amanda Chase is showing that the bad blood between the candidates is getting even worse. In fact, Chase, Cox and Youngkin all signed a joint letter to the Virginia Republican Party chairman slamming the chaotic process of the upcoming nominating convention, sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Democrats are kicking off the 2022 cycle with more energy among voters than Republicans according to a new poll from Morning Consult. President Joe Biden's agenda and delivering on his promises resoundingly excites Democrats more than the muddled message from Republicans. Morning Consult: "Democrats are beginning the budding 2022 election cycle with an enthusiasm advantage over Republicans as Presiden  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is looking to punish Major League Baseball after the league pulled their All-Star game from Georgia over the state's newly-passed voter suppression laws. Many multi-billion-dollar businesses are siding with voters and publicly protesting Jim Crow-era voter suppression bills popping up in Republican-controlled states from Georgia to Texas. As the GOP continues to hemorrhage support from key po  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Republican Party for their attempt to have it both ways on the American Rescue Plan's (ARP) dollars that were provided by President Joe Biden and Indiana Democrats like Congressmen Andre Carson and Frank Mrvan, Jr. Not one Hoosier Republic  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Even after news broke that Gov. Whitmer recently traveled out of state to visit her father, she refuses to say when, where, and for how long, she was out-of-state. "The issue isn't that Gov. Whitmer visited her father, it's that she lied about the trip, and still won't share details, after 14 months of policies that denied the same opportunity for Michiganders who were locked out of hospitals and nursing ho  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Jacqueline De Leon, staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund, at a hearing entitled "Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: The Evolving Landscape of Voting Discrimination" on April 22, 2021: * * * My name is Jacqueline De Leon, I am a member of the Isleta Pueblo, and I am a staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund ("NARF"). Thank y  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 20 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called for the Indiana Republican Party to get on board with President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan (AJP) because it would bring additional childcare benefits to Hoosier families across Indiana. Currently, that reality doesn't exist because about 55-percent of Hoosiers live in a "child  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 20 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out State Senator Scott Baldwin for invoking senseless and tone-deaf partisanship just hours after eight Hoosiers lost their lives due to a mass shooting at a Indianapolis FedEx facility. Senator Baldwin sent an email from his official office last Friday calling for the passage of  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Lauren Ganapini: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement in response to the partisan budget deal that was announced this afternoon by Governor Eric Holcomb and the Republican supermajority in the Indiana General Assembly: "Because of President Joe Biden's American Rescue  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today issued the following statement to summarize the informal conclusion to the 2021 legislative session at the Indiana General Assembly. The session saw an Indiana Republican Party who abided by an agenda of extreme partisanship and little common sense. In fact, the major accomplishments by   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 23 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today put on display the extreme partisanship the Indiana Republican Party mandated during the 2021 legislative session at the Indiana General Assembly. The Republicans' out-of-the-mainstream political agenda once again grabbed headlines, was full of misinformation and conspi  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following memo: To: Interested Parties From: Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party Chair If this were 2017, the campaign for governor of Michigan would already be entering its fifth month (or if you're Jim Hines, the 14th). This time, things are a little different. Between Ron Weiser calling for the "assassination" of his fellow Republicans, getting censured for it, and figuring out how to ram through a disastrous ant  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 22 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following memo: To: Interested Parties From: Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party Chair If this were 2017, the campaign for governor of Michigan would already be entering its fifth month (or if you're Jim Hines, the 14th). This time, things are a little different. Between Ron Weiser calling for the "assassination" of his fellow Republicans, getting censured for it, and figuring out how to ram through a disastrous an  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lied to MIRS News during an interview last week in an attempt to cover up her recent out-of-state travel to an undisclosed location. "I was here in town the whole time," Whitmer told MIRS podcast host Kyle Melinn on April 12, a week before her secret out-of-state trip became public.[BREAKING: Whitmer Traveled to Florida While Telling Michiganders To Stay Put] (https://www.migop.org/bre  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 22 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Republican Senators responded to Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson's divisive press conference Wednesday--a conference full of lies and fearmongering. Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey "If obtaining an ID is seen as an impediment to voting or a barrier to the dozens of other basic activities that require an ID--let's fix it and let's fix it now," said Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey in an op-ed published   more

GULF SHORES, Alabama, April 14 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's top health official--charged with directing the state's COVID-19 response--spent Spring Break in Gulf Shores, Alabama, as Michigan leads the nation in new COVID-19 cases with a record number of children hospitalized. Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Director, Elizabeth Hertel, who was recently appointed to the position following the controversial exit of R  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 23 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Last week, a group of liberal Congressional leaders filed legislation to pack the Supreme Court with activists in robes. Almost immediately, Democrat Candidate for U.S. Senate Radical Liberal Erica Smith declared her support for packing the Supreme Court. However, Cal Jr. (Jeff Jackson) continues to follow Cal Cunningham's footsteps and refuses to comment on the divisive court-packing plan. "As   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 22 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: A new report from the Washington Free Beacon shows how Energy Secretary Granholm owns a substantial stake in a company tied to Kamala Harris' visit to North Carolina. "Cal Jr. (Jeff Jackson) and Radical Liberal Erica Smith regularly blast corruption in Washington, so will they blast the Biden administration for giving free publicity to a company that the Energy Secretary has a substantial financ  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 23 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following news: NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statement after Congressman Chris Pappas and Congresswoman Ann Kuster voted to grant Washington, D.C. Statehood: "Chris Pappas and Ann Kuster need to be reminded that voters in New Hampshire elected them, not lobbyists in D.C.," said NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek. "Once again Congressman Chris Pappas and Ann Kuster are amplifying the voices   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 21 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following news: Democrats are not only doubling down on defund the police, they are escalating their rhetoric. Just last year, Democrats blocked a police reform proposal led by Senator Tim Scott, and now Democrats are taking their radical anti-police calls to a new level. These are just from this past week: * Rep. Maxine Waters: "We've got to get more confrontational, we've got to make sure that they know that we mea  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: The Ripon Society hosted a virtual discussion this past Thursday with two lawmakers from the Hoosier State, who discussed not only the challenges facing the people they represent back home, but some of the key priorities that need to be addressed this year on Capitol Hill. The lawmakers were U.S. Reps. Larry Bucshon, who was first elected in 2010 and represents Indiana's 8th Congressional District, and Victoria Spartz  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 20, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today asked for the Indiana Republican Party to join Hoosier Democrats in support of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan (AJP) because of the opportunity it would bring rural communities across Indiana. As it stands, rural families - like Hoosiers in urban communities -   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor statement on April 21, 2021: * * * U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), lead Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke on the Senate floor today against the motion to discharge the nomination of Colin Kahl to serve as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. Per S.Res. 27, because the Armed Services Committee voted to a tie (13-13) on the nomination, the motion to discharge is required to discha  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 22, 2021: Madam President, on DC statehood, another matter, today the House of Representatives will pass a bill granting the District of Columbia official statehood. I applaud my House Democratic colleagues for taking this important step toward recognizing the full citizenship of more than 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia. This  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Senator Rick Scott released the below statement in support of Senator Tim Scott, who will deliver the Republican response following President Biden's Address to Congress on Wednesday, April 28. Senator Rick Scott said, "Unlike today's radical Democrats in Washington, the Republican Party is focused on what matters most to American families: the opportunity to get a great job, send their children to a top-not  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 21 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: WisPolitics' deep dive into campaign finance reports has made things awkward for Wisconsin Democrats. They say that money talks, and the reports for both New York trust fund baby Alex Lasry and Pelosi's puppet Rep. Ron Kind say a lot. While Alex Lasry has spent the last two weeks touting his fundraising haul as if anyone should be impressed given his father's connections, WisPolitics revealed that more th  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 24 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Gov. Tony Evers' COVID-19 response can be summed up as a slew of failures, between his shutdown of the food assistance hotline for parents of hungry children, refusal to lead on reopening schools despite the scientific consensus, bungling of Wisconsin unemployment claims and undercounting of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities. Yet Gov. Evers still insisted on executing his political power grab on  more