RINDGE, New Hampshire, Sept. 17 (TNSPer) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: The Franklin Pierce University Board of Trustees announces the appointment of new member Steve Duprey, President of Foxfire Property Management and The Duprey Companies. "On behalf of the entire University, I am pleased to welcome Mr. Duprey to our Board of Trustees," said President Kim Mooney. "We are fortunate to draw on his strong legal and public service background and extensive experience in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Michael Steele's potential run for governor continues to stir up tension in Maryland's MAGA primary. After a fellow Republican filed a campaign finance complaint against him, Steele is now under the microscope of the Maryland State Board of Elections and feuding back-and-forth with his GOP primary opponents, who are attacking him from every angle. The complaint has caused divisive drama early on in the race  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Despite Brian Kemp's best attempts to spin his do-nothing COVID-19 strategy into a political rallying cry for his "weak" re-election campaign at a GOP event yesterday, new polls this week show that the vast majority of Americans support President Biden's decisive plan to tackle the pandemic. This morning, Axios released a survey showing that 60 percent of Americans approve of the Biden COVID-19 plan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2021: * * * California voters overwhelmingly rejected the Republican attempt to recall Governor Gavin Newsom and approved of his strong leadership. In response, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement. "Once again, voters rejected the Republican Party's denial of the pandemic sweeping our country and their subsequent refusal to address it, rejected Republicans' disproved con  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * In another performative stunt from the man who saluted the January 6 rioters, Josh Hawley is now threatening to block critical nominees to the State and Defense Departments. DNC Spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement: "Is there no bottom for Republicans? The idea that Josh Hawley, or any Senate Republican for that matter, would block experienced and qualified nominees to nation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: It's now Day 2 of Elise Stefanik's flip out after the Washington Post uncovered her Facebook ads inciting violence by invoking the deadly Capitol insurrection and echoing the white supremacist "great replacement" conspiracy theory to push a racist and xenophobic message. Let's just say she's not handling it well. Today, the Albany Times Union Editorial Board absolutely dragged Stefan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: Last night, voters overwhelmingly rejected Republicans' attempt to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom. Californians sent a clear message to the Republican Party that downplaying COVID, Trumpism and peddling conspiracy theories is not the winning strategy Republicans think it is. Just a couple months ago national Republicans were braying about their chances in California, pouring   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: In response to Texas' six-week abortion ban, health care providers, voters and Democrats in key Senate battlegrounds are calling out Republicans' toxic agenda on reproductive health care and the GOP's ongoing efforts to try and strip away health care coverage from women and families--ensuring that this issue will be front and center in the 2022 Senate elections. Take a look  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2021: In an exclusive interview with The Federalist today, former President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Mitch McConnell, once again attacking the Minority Leader -- saying that he "has proven to be a disaster" and "called for Senate Republicans to fire Mitch McConnell and elect a new leader." Trump's full quote: "I think Mitch McConnell has proven to be a disaster. He's   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest for Sept. 13-17, 2021: Commission meetings and hearings On September 14, the Commission met in executive session. Enforcement The Commission made public 14 closed cases, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System. MUR 6828 COMPLAINANT: George Alfaro RESPONDENTS: Cal Voters for Honest Government and Johnny Diaz Jr., in his official capacity as treasurer (  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news release: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger condemns the blatantly political appointment of a lobbyist for Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action as chair of the county's elections board. Fulton County's Board of Commissioners has named Cathy Woolard, a registered lobbyist for Fair Fight Action who was paid more than $10,000 by the organization when hired in February 2021, to chair Fulton County's elections. Raf  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 18 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today asked Indiana's media to get the Indiana Republican Party on the record about whether they support this Saturday's so-called "Justice for J6" rally in Washington, D.C. The rally is being held to show support of the insurrection against the United States on January 6 whe  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today provided the following recap to illustrate the lip service the Indiana Republican Party provided Hoosiers on the redistricting process. Republicans like Governor Eric Holcomb and State Representative Timothy Wesco promised voters a "fair" and "transparent" process, howe  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for admitting they care more about their extreme partisanship on COVID-19 than actually using science-based facts to save lives. Last Friday, many elected officials in the INGOP - from Governor Eric Holcomb, Attorney General Todd   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana Republicans for their hypocrisy on vaccine mandates. Yesterday, Holcomb sent a campaign email blasting President Joe Biden's new strategy to help Indiana put COVID-19 in the rearview mirror -- something Holcomb hasn't done in  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 14 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman Mike Schmuhl on Sept. 14, 2021: * * * The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today released the following statement from Chairman Mike Schmuhl in response to the Indiana Republican Party releasing its new legislative maps for the Indiana House and the U.S. Congress, both of which continue the INGOP's agenda of prioritizing  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on the Indiana Republican Party to stick to Hoosier politics after the Republicans wasted their time and resources on a nationalized partisan effort that did nothing to help solve the COVID-19 pandemic in the Hoosier State. Instead of waging a statewide vaccine c  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2021: As Republican James Craig is attempting to reboot his previously announced gubernatorial campaign after a months-long clunky rollout, the Michigan Democratic Party is releasing a new video to remind Michiganders that they are no closer to uncovering where he stands on the issues. The video, titled "Detroit Dodger," documents the lengths Craig has gone through to dodge basic questio  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Michael Whatley: * * * Democrat activist judges have continued to subvert the will of the people of North Carolina with their most recent decision. North Carolina Republicans are committed to enacting voter ID, which a resounding majority of North Carolina voters agreed should be added to our Constitution in 2018. Thirty-six states already have some form of voter ID which provid  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, Republicans Mike DeWine and Frank LaRose once again showed their true colors as they both admitted the gerrymandered 'maps' passed by the GOP-controlled Redistricting Commission may be unconstitutional and then turned around and voted for them anyway. Because for DeWine and LaRose, political ambition always comes first, while the needs of the voters and the Constitution they both swore to support always   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2021: * * * Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders Wednesday issued the following statement after the Energy and Commerce Committee in the House of Representatives failed to include a critical provision allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices during a markup of reconciliation legislation: "I am very disappointed in the 29-29 vote on prescription drugs that was taken today b  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2021: Yesterday, people around the world came together to celebrate International Day of Democracy. Except Republicans, who do not appear to give a hoot whether American democracy succeeds or fails. For this week's throwback Thursday, we would simply like to remind folks of the following ways the Republican Party undermined our democracy this year. This list is not exhaustive: * Republicans (including   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 14 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Last week, Joe Biden announced his unconstitutional vaccine mandate plan that will punish Wisconsin small businesses and families. After multiple failed attempts to dodge questions on this important topic during yesterday's edition of WISN's UpFront, Mandela Barnes eventually gave an answer of half-hearted support while refusing to take a hard stance, saying that "we are getting to the point where we do ne  more