MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 18 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news release: In accordance with state law, the Special General Election for House District 76 has been cancelled, and the sole, legally qualified candidate, Patrice "Penni" McClammy, was issued a Certificate of Election. According to Alabama law, the Secretary of State may issue a Certificate of Election if a candidate is the sole, certified contender on the date of the scheduled primary election. In this case  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSPol) -- Common Cause issued the following news release: More than 100 Granite State legislators have signed a letter urging passage of federal pro-voter legislation. In a letter to U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, the state legislators urge their federal counterparts to "do everything in your power to pass" the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. "We thank you for your leadership on common-sense national standards to str  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: With just under a year until Election Day, Pennsylvania Republicans are still mostly unswayed by the crowded field of GOP candidates for governor. However, new polling is showing that candidates with far-right positions are taking hold over GOP voters, setting up the primary as a sprint to the right. A new Public Policy Polling survey (https://www.cityandstatepa.com/content/new-poll-shows-mastriano-leading-p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: RGA Chair Doug Ducey is fighting a losing battle to protect his GOP incumbent governors and wrestle control of his organization away from Donald Trump. The former president once again endorsed a GOP challenger to a sitting Republican governor in Idaho, picking Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin over Gov. Brad Little. McGeachin is best known for undermining Little whenever he leaves the state, when McGeachin seizes th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * After a call about the Republican Party's LGBTQ+ outreach received backlash from party leaders, GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made it clear to members that the Republican Party is just as anti-LGBTQ as they were before. Coalitions Director and DNC spokesperson Lucas Acosta released the following statement: "If it wasn't already brazenly clear that any attempt at inclusivity from the Republican Part  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2021: * * * The House voted to hold Congressman Paul Gosar accountable after he posted a disgusting video depicting him threatening the life of the current president and one of his colleagues. Unsurprisingly, GOP leadership rallied the overwhelming majority of their caucus to protect Gosar. DNC spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement. "When it comes to the Republican Party's v  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: This week, President Biden made history by signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law. Republicans are keeping busy by... well, we're not exactly sure. "Republicans are refusing to condemn death threats on their own members who voted to pass a historic infrastructure bill. That tells you everything you need to know about GOP dysfunction in 2021," said DNC spokesperson Adonna Bi  more

BRONX, New York, Nov. 16 (TNSPol) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * By Brian Inguanti Virginia, a state that has not elected a Republican governor since 2009, recently broke the streak by electing Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday. For a state that has had Democrat governors for over a decade, what did Glenn Youngkin do differently from his predecessors? What separated Glenn Youngkin was the momentum he built at the end of the campaign; the polling between him and  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 16 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized the Indiana Republican Party for once again betting against creating a brighter future for Hoosier families. This time, INGOP Chairman Kyle Hupfer referred to the Republicans' opposition to broadband, roads and bridges, and clean water as a "great campaign to r  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 17 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized U.S. Senator Mike Braun for his newest extreme and partisan crusade: defunding the United States military. In a tweet last night, Braun claimed the Indiana Republican Party should not "support any spending bills this year unless they include funding for the bor  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 17 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today praised Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston for touting President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan and its much-needed relief for Hoosier families. In his Organization Day Address, Huston made time to celebrate how Indiana's teachers received a pay raise and the state provi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: A day after Gov. Charlie Baker finally withdrew the commonwealth from consideration of a multi-state gasoline surtax purportedly designed to lower the earth's air temperature, Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons thanked activists for their work in pressuring the governor to do right by taxpayers. Lyons singled out Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance founder Paul Craney and lead ballot initia  more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Nov. 19 (TNSPol) -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: With Election Day in the rearview mirror and both political parties setting their sights on the 2022 midterm elections, a plurality of Americans say that if the election were held today, they would want to see the Republican Party win control of both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University nation  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The Republicans of the N.C. General Assembly have once again delivered a budget that cuts taxes for all, leaving even more of North Carolinians hard-earned money in their own pockets; puts more toward teacher pay and education; invests more capital for our state's critical infrastructure needs; and, saves a record amount for a rainy-day. This is responsible budgeting in action. After years of bl  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 20 (TNSOps) -- National Nurses United issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: National Nurses United (NNU) today expressed alarm at the message emerging from the acquittal of right-wing vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse for killing two people and wounding another during a Black Lives Matter protest last year following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin. "This verdict sends a chilling signal to the nation about the right  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following statement: * * * This past weekend at a Polk County GOP dinner, NRSC Chairman Rick Scott awarded the 'Champion for Freedom' award to former Iowa Speaker of the House and current Iowa Republican Party Co-chair Linda Upmeyer. Statement from Chairman Rick Scott: "After becoming Chairman of the NRSC, I created the Champion for Freedom award to recognize hardworking Republicans across the country who have been  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: Election integrity is a top issue for North Carolina voters. In fact, according to this poll from March 2021, the issue is only second in importance to 'jobs and the economy,' and election integrity surpasses other top issues such as education, healthcare, and immigration. That's why signing the Election Day Integrity Act the N.C. General Assembly just sent to his desk should be a top priority fo  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 18 (TNSPol) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide cases this term concerning laws restricting abortions in Texas and Mississippi, the public has a complicated range of opinions about those laws and whether the Court should overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion legal nationwide. The latest Marquette Law School Poll focusing on the Supreme Court finds that more respondents op  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2021: The "Super MAGA" Republican primary for Governor is already packed with far-right candidates, but today, Jake Corman decided to join them, becoming the 10th announced candidate in the race. The Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore has spent 23 years in the state legislature and has served over a decade within Pennsylvania Senate GOP leadership, but he has now undergone a polit  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (TNSPol) -- Public Citizen issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2021: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Build Back Better Act, an ambitious piece of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, which is the largest expansion of the social safety net in generations. Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, released the following statement: "This is a great and momentous day for America. When enacted into law, Build Back Better will be the most tr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Over the past nearly two years, we have seen a troubling trend take root in the Democrat Party. Their elected officials want to take power away from parents and hand over more control to politicians and teachers unions to dictate what our children should be taught in classrooms. We saw it when school districts, es  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following statement: * * * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-03) and House Democrats passed President Biden's historic legislative agenda with the passage of the Build Back Better Act. Coupled with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package, the bills will meet the urgent needs of families in Arizona and across the nation by creating jobs, cutting taxes, and lowering costs. Rep. Grijalva issued the following statement. "M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2021: * * * Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Education and Labor Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Rep. Julia Letlow (LA-05), and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03) to roll out a Parents Bill of Rights to ensure parents have the influence and transparency they deserve. Upon introduction, the members released the following stateme  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. voted today to censure Congressman Paul Gosar and remove him from his committee assignments in the U.S. House of Representatives for his use of violent images in social media posts. The Republican from Arizona's 4th District made a video that depicted him attacking President Joe Biden and murdering Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14). Con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2021: * * * Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after voting to censure Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04) and strip him of committee assignments. "Americans send us to Congress to be their voice in Washington, and we are expected to conduct ourselves with dignity and respect. The conduct of Congressman Gosar degrades the honor of the office that we hold. It is important   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday delivered remarks on the Senate floor calling out Senate Republicans' hypocrisy for opposing the Build Back Better Act - which will lower costs for families and create good-paying jobs - while using rising inflation to score political points. Murphy also slammed their refusa  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 15 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2021: In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported today that Mandela Barnes is enlisting support from a convicted bank fraudster to bankroll his campaign. The host of Barnes' upcoming fundraiser is the liberal group Democracy Partners led by co-founder Robert Creamer, who was previously convicted for a check-kiting scheme. Meanwhile, Democracy Partners staff were caught admitti  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Earlier this week, the City of Madison announced a vaccine mandate for poll workers -- just two weeks before the November 30th deadline for county party officials to submit poll worker names ahead of 2022 elections. The City of Madison's decision to unilaterally impose new requirements is a departure from our election laws and a dangerous slippery slope, and it should sound alarms for any Wiscon  more