STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- The Mississippi State University Foundation issued the following news: A Mississippi State Civil War historian, researcher and author is the new leader of a national association and university presidential library. Anne Marshall, associate professor in the MSU Department of History, has been named executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and the U.S. Grant Presidential Library. Both are housed in the university's Mitchell Memorial Libr  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 24 (TNSPer) -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2022: South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman announced today that Terin Lucero, former Political Director for the Republican Party of Virginia and Deputy Director for Data Analytics for the Youngkin for Governor campaign, has been hired as the SDGOP's Executive Director for the 2022 election cycle. Lederman noted "We are excited to bring someone on with Terin's  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Brian Schroeder to be Wyoming's Superintendent of Public Instruction. Schroeder replaces Superintendent Jillian Balow who resigned January 16 to become Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Virginia Department of Education. Under state statute the Governor is required to select one of three candidates submitted to him by the Republican Party Central Com  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 27 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Late last night, the ACLU of Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Covington & Burling LLP filed objections to the revised state House and Senate maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission on Saturday. The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the Commission to redraw the legislative maps after the original plans were struck down as unconstitutional partisan ger  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: CSUSB professor participates in online chat, 'Is Trump's hold on the GOP still strong?' FiveThirtyEight Jan. 26, 2022 The latest FiveThirtyEight politics chat, which focused on the question of former President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party and whether it may be overstated, included Meredith Conroy, CSUSB associate professor of political science. Con  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 27 (TNSPol) -- The American Conservative Union Foundation issued the following news release: Several Georgia legislators are set to be recognized at CPAC for their conservative voting records based off of a just released analysis from ACUF's Center for Legislative Accountability. Lawmakers received high marks for their efforts to pass legislation enhancing election safeguards, as well as for advancing conservative legislation expanding school choice and providing $140  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2022: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Kevin Nicholson is on a crash course with his own party after attacking the state Republican Party leader in front of a crowd. Nicholson "made clear on Saturday he's planning to run an insurgent campaign" at a Manitowoc County Republican event -- slamming the GOP as a "broken machine" and threatening to oust the party leader if elected. "At least  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: Yesterday, Brian Kemp and failed former Senator David Perdue's gubernatorial campaigns took to Twitter to attack each other, bickering over various polling after the latest GOP primary poll was released. The bickering, which can be seen below, came just a day after Georgia House Speaker David Ralston declared Perdue's candidacy was further dividing the Georgia Republican Party, a com  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: SCOTUS VACANCY REINFORCES STAKES OF PROTECTING DEM SENATE MAJORITY. A wave of news coverage following Justice Breyer's retirement highlighted how the Supreme Court vacancy is "reminding Democrats of the importance of holding on to Senate control" in 2022. * Washington Post: President Biden has promised to nominate the first Black woman to the high court, a prospect his party  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSRes) -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission approved an advisory opinion. Prior to the meeting, the Commission approved a proposed final audit report. Advisory Opinion 2021-13 (Matthew Hoh) The Commission approved Advisory Opinion 2021-13 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2021-13/). The requestor, a combat veteran who receives disability compensatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings On January 25 and 27, the Commission met in executive session. On January 27, the Commission held an open meeting. Advisory Opinions Opinion Issued Advisory Opinion 2021-13 (Matthew Hoh) On January 27, the Commission approved an advisory opinion in response to a request from Matthew Hoh, a combat veteran who receives disability compensation from the Veterans Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Helen Butler, executive director of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, involving a virtual hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, entitled "Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy": * * * My name is Helen Butler and I am the Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda ("PEOPLE'S AGENDA"). The PEOPLE'S AGENDA is a n  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, involving a virtual hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, entitled "Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy": * * * Thank you for holding this important hearing today to highlight the ongoing crisis of discrimination against African Americans and other c  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, involving a virtual hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, entitled "Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy": * * * My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 18 -- The Illinois Senate Republicans issued the following news: Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) unveiled the Voter Empowerment Project, a legislative package of constitutional amendments designed to allow Illinois voters a more active role in their democratic process, during a Zoom press conference on January 18. "For too long in this state, Illinoisans haven't had a voice in their state government," said Leader McConchie. "Legislativ  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 26 -- 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 announced the start of the formal process to approve the state party's platform during the 2022 Indiana Democratic Party state convention this June in Indianapolis. Dubbed "The Hoosier Promise", this platform serves as the Party's North Star and vision of creating a better future for Hoos  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 26 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized State Representative Michelle Davis and the Indiana Republican Party for acknowledging the sham behind her own legislation, House Bill 1041. During a committee hearing yesterday, Representative Davis admitted there were no current state cases where transgender   more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Between GM making Michigan the homeplace of their historic $7 billion dollar investment into electric vehicle development and Governor Whitmer's strong State of the State, all is forgiven if you let it slip from your mind that there is also a Republican gubernatorial primary taking place. We kept track for you. Yes, Folks Are *Still* Jumping Into This Race For a blissful week or so, the number of ca  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the weekend and throughout Monday, MIGOP co-chair Meshawn Maddock earned several headlines highlighting the racist comment she made about Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist - the first Black person to assume the role in Michigan's history. Maddock tweeted: "Show this video to a babies [sic] and watch them cry. Scary masked man should #StayHome." Now, conservative columnist Nolan Finley is taki  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 25 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Last week, the Biden-Harris administration announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will invest $14 billion from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other appropriations to strengthen port and waterway supply chains in North Carolina and across the country. While Republicans in Congress, including Reps. Reps. Greg Murphy (NC-03), Virginia Foxx (NC-05), David Rouzer (NC-07),  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 27 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a bombshell revelation, New Mexico GOP official Jewll Powdrell admitted this week that New Mexico GOP Chair Steve Pearce was directly responsible for Republicans' efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 Election. In an interview with the Albuquerque Journal Powdrell revealed that he and four others signed a document to deliver New Mexico's electoral votes to Trump "at the insistence of th  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement: * * * In response to a decision by the United States District Court for the State of Minnesota dismissing a lawsuit brought by WinRed against New York and several other states, New York Attorney General James issued the following response: "No company has the right to use politics as an excuse for misleading consumers. "It's their responsibility to be honest and transparent with their servi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: In case you missed it, while Dave Yost doesn't have a vote on the Redistricting Commission, he couldn't miss out on being part of the GOP gerrymander. Today, the Ohio Capital Journal reported on Yost blocking Democrats on the Redistricting Commission from seeking out their own legal representation to push back against the unconstitutional maps passed by Republicans. This move by Yost forces Democrat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today joined Marianna Sotomayor on Washington Post Live to discuss the revitalization of the Congressional Hispanic Conference, the use of U.S. cyber capabilities to deter Russian threats, and how he has put 70,000 miles on his pick-up truck. "What I tell every other member of Congress is that you can be hawkish on the border, completely for border security,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held a virtual discussion this past Thursday with the two Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5). The two legislators discussed their caucus' agenda for the coming year and why bipartisan cooperation in the House of Representatives is important now more than ever. "We believe   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Madam President, I care about the future of this institution, but right now, I care more about the future of our democracy. Our country has been the bedrock for democracies around the world. It has been the gold standard by which other countries wishing to achieve transparency and validation of their governments, have asked us to come   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Mr. President, this past weekend--and yesterday, in particular--we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is likely, if you attended any event in that celebration, that you heard at least part of his "I Have a Dream" speech. Many of us in the Chamber happily quoted it because of our respect for him and the eloquence of his language  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Mr. President, when Democrats last had the majority and proposed blowing up the Senate rules and the historic way that the Senate has worked, I gave a series of speeches explaining how the father of the Constitution, James Madison, intended for the Senate to be a deliberative body; in other words, a break on the hot passions that occur in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Madam President, Democrats have shamelessly alleged that a massive Federal takeover of elections is needed because of questions some Republicans raised after the 2020 election, so I come to the floor today to show that this whole argument predates the 2020 election. (Mr. BOOKER assumed the Chair.) This Democrat reasoning is despite the fa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Madam President, one of the things that I sometimes regret about this body--and especially after hearing such an eloquent presentation from my colleague from California--is that we don't do enough dialogue here; it is a lot of monologues. Often, some of the best speeches that I have heard in this Chamber have been delivered to nearly empty Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Mr. President, I think I will start just by returning to the 1800s and a Senator from Massachusetts, Senator Sumner. Senator Sumner later played a key role in the civil rights debate, which is why I am returning to that story. I think it is a story about the Senate floor. Sumner gave a speech about Kansas being admitted into the Union, and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Madam President, voting rights are really at the heart of our "We the People" Constitution. I will tell you, every time I look at a printed copy of the Constitution and I see those three words in supersize font, "We the People," I think, you know, it is a beautiful thing that our Founders, when they were writing the Constitution, reminded u  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 10, 2022: Madam President, now on defending democracy, last week, the Nation observed the 1-year anniversary of the greatest violent assault against our democracy since the time of the American Civil War. Though the Capitol attack of January 6, 2021, was confined to a single day, the attacks on our democracy have not ceased. The Big Lie--the t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 20, 2022: Mr. President, last night was a reminder of a difficult but important reality of our great democracy: The march to freedom, through thick and thin, is never over--and we have to keep marching. While last night's vote was disappointing, it will not deter Senate Democrats from continuing our fight against voter suppression, dark money  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 13, 2022: Madam President, on defending democracy--something Leader Reid would have been passionate about, if he were still with us here, and he is telling us that now--over the next few days, the U.S. Senate will face a critical and unavoidable question: Are its Members going to act to protect our democracy and protect voting rights or will i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Jan. 18, 2022: Mr. President, let me start by thanking our colleague, the Senator from Oregon, Senator Merkley, for his leadership in working to restore the functioning of the Senate and to protect our democracy. We need both, and we need them now. It was just 12 days ago that we marked the 1-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on this Capitol   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign news center briefing on Jan. 27, 2022, by Bradley Jones, senior researcher of Pew Research Center, understanding the American voter: * * * MODERATOR: Good afternoon, and welcome to the launch of the Washington Foreign Press Center's 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections briefing series. I'd like to welcome our regular Foreign Press Center members, as well as our overseas journalists who were nominated to participate in this  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 27 -- The John Locke Foundation issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2022, by CEO Amy O. Cooke: * * * "Marc Elias proves again that he has an exceedingly high tolerance for his own hypocrisy and shame. He called the North Carolina map drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature a "grotesque partisan gerrymander," "indefensible," and proof the Republican Party "has lost all shame." Elias' law firm, the Elias Law Group, is representing the plaintiffs in Harper v.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news releases: Calling it an "invitation for fraud from a state political party that practically invented the word," Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons on Thursday ripped Beacon Hill Democrats for advancing legislation that would make pandemic-era practices like universal mail-in voting and the usage of streetside ballot drop boxes permanent. "We're at about 650 days since the public was la  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSPol) -- VoteVets issued the following statement: * * * As reports increase regarding Republican candidates, elected officials, and media figures siding with Vladimir Putin over President Biden, VoteVets senior advisor Alexander Vindman is releasing the following statement: "Healthy debate about how and when to commit troops to war is an important and necessary part of democracy. It's what makes us different - and better - than Russia and other authoritarian regimes. Ho  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: In the United States, China is increasingly targeted as the scapegoat for any problem involving the economy. But one of the nation's political parties has embraced the rhetoric of China-bashing to a much greater degree, according to new research co-written by a University of Kansas professor. "The partisan divide in U.S. congressional communications after the China shock," written by Jack Zhang, KU assist  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 27 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2022: Last night, Milwaukee was struck by yet another horrific act of violence after a sheriff's deputy was shot following a traffic stop. Tragically, this is only the most recent event in a two-year crime spike, as the city once again set a record for homicides in 2021. Meanwhile, Tony Evers is missing in action. After his performative press conference on violence prevention in Milwaukee last  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 28 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2022: In 2018, Tony Evers said that "flip-flopping" is not a "great re-election strategy." Nonetheless, today Tony Evers proposed the same child tax credit policy that he opposed while running for governor in 2018. SHOT: https://wisgop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-27-at-12.43.25-PM.png Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/24/18: https://www.wpr.org/walker-introduces-new-child-tax-cre  more