WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (TNSPer) -- People's Action issued the following news release: People's Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon and People's Action Institute Board Chair Afua Atta-Mensah today announced the hire of Sulma Arias as the new executive director of their organizations. "Sulma, welcome home," People's Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon said. "Having led the immigration and immigrant justice program for National People's Action prior to its merger into People's Action, Sulma knows us well  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 23 (TNSOps) -- American Principles Project, an organization that says it engages in campaigns and advocacy on behalf of the family, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: * * * In a decision released late yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that sex-change procedures on children -- including the use of drugs which halt the natural development of puberty and induce sterilization as well as surgical interventions -- constitute "child abus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: How's this for a split screen: While President Biden and his administration are working closely with our allies to sanction Russia for invading a sovereign country, the Republican Party is torn between shameless praise for Putin and the level of confronting Russia. While President Biden continues to demonstrate strength and lead in the face of Russian aggression, Republicans are once again in total disa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: This evening, Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley will take the stage at CPAC, where the Republican Party has rolled out the red carpet for their most spineless members. First up is none other than Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who famously left his spine somewhere between Mar-a-Lago and Cancun. He has fully sold his soul to Donald Trump and is now spreading lies while ignoring the fact that he  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * The Republican Party is coalescing around Rick Scott's 2022 blueprint and now new reporting confirms leaders of the Republican National Committee are as well. DNC spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement. "Until this week, the Republican Party tried to hide their agenda and we can see why. "Rick Scott laid out his blueprint for the American people - raising taxes for over half the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After months of dodging questions about what the Republican agenda is, Senator Rick Scott unveiled his big blueprint for Senate Republicans that finally confirms Republicans don't have plans for the issues that actually matter to hardworking Americans. Not a single one of Rick Scott's 128 points lays out how Republicans would help lower costs, tackle prescription drug prices, or address any of the issues  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 23 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2022: Today National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Rick Scott released his agenda, which included a plan to raise taxes on millions of Americans, including seniors: Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida made a bold move today, unveiling a 31-page blueprint of the kind of ideas he wants his party to pursue when it's in the majority. Much of the document reads like a right-wing fa  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 (TNSRep) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2022: * * * Researchers at FIU and USF conducted national survey of 1,000 eligible voters to measure public opinion on political parties, social media, election reform and other topics * * * Most Americans say they avoid political discussions online and are divided on whether they believe politicians, including the president, shou  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * In response to Rick Scott's release of Senate Republicans' campaign agenda, the following statement can be attributed to Florida Democratic Party spokesperson Travis Reuther: "Rick Scott's plan is confirmation that he and today's Republican Party do not care about the issues that matter to people most like lowering costs. "Instead, this out-of-touch 'blueprint' would raise taxes, lower benefit  more

BRONX, New York, Feb. 26 (TNSPol) -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * By Daniel Melia We are just over a year into Joe Biden's presidency, which has seen the Democratic Party assume control of a federal trifecta (that is, the House, Senate and presidency) for the first time since 2009. To say it has been a year of ups and downs would be an understatement. The Biden administration has certainly scored some major accomplishments, passing the $1.9 trillion pan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSRep) -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following report (No. 3683) on Feb. 9, 2022, entitled "Time for the School Choice Movement to Embrace the Culture War". The report was written by Jay P. Greene, senior research fellow in the Center for Education Policy, and James Paul, director of research at the Educational Freedom Institute. * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS * For too long, education reformers have avoided promoting school choice to help parents frustrated with critical   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation issued the following testimony by Ezra Rosenberg, co-director of the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, involving a virtual hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, entitled "Securing Democracy: Protecting Against Threats to Election Infrastructure and Voter Confidence": * * * My name is Ezra Rosenberg and I am the Co-Director of the Voting Rights  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSOps) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news on Feb 21, 2022: Darting across America's racial landscape across, writer and scholar Jelani Cobb unspooled lessons from the past to put the "troubling" present into perspective--focusing in particular on the history and future of voting rights. A columnist at The New Yorker and the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb delivered his remarks as part as the University of Chica  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 24 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called on U.S. Senators Todd Young and Mike Braun to clarify their support for the U.S. Senate Republicans' 11-point plan - "Rescue America" - to raise taxes on Hoosiers and invoke divisive culture wars across the state. U.S. Senator Rick Scott proclaimed this agenda as t  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today passed along the following backgrounder on crime for the 2022 elections. Here's what the media need to know: Indiana Democrats supported law enforcement when it mattered most. Meanwhile, the Indiana Republican Party voted to defund law enforcement. Indiana Republicans ha  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 26 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2022: Pat McCrory is taking the debate stage on Saturday following a slew of bad press, including a "revealing" story on how McCrory is struggling to find his footing in today's Republican Party, that time may not be on McCrory's side due to the extended primary, and reporting highlighting fundraising trends that alienate him even more from the Trump base. Read more about what they're   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 24 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party Michael Whatley releases the following statement on the trial court's decision to reject the General Assembly's remedial Congressional Map and impose their own. "On behalf of Republican voters all across North Carolina I am extremely disappointed that the courts have hijacked our elections and substituted their version of a Congressional  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 22 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: The NC Republican Party is alarmed at the revelations concerning illegal communications between the Special Master Team appointed to potentially draw legislative and Congressional maps and plaintiffs' experts in the ongoing redistricting case. Such ex parte communications should immediately disqualify the members of the Special Master Team involved and ensure that their work product be barred fro  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 24 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: This morning, in an interview with Jack Heath on the Pulse of New Hampshire, NH-01 GOP candidate Karoline Leavitt took her loyalty to former President Donald Trump up a notch, voicing support for a primary challenger against Chris Sununu, her party's leader in the Granite State. Referencing disgraced Trump henchman Corey Lewandowski's declaration that he would search for a   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 23 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * On a far-right radio show today, former President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "genius," "smart," and "savvy" for invading Ukraine, and that the United States "could use that on our southern border." Trump is still widely seen as the leader of the Republican Party and has made it clear he plans to get involved in the NH GOP Senate primary. And Chuck Morse,  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 24 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: New Mexico's economy is booming, but New Mexicans know that we need leadership that will continue to foster economic growth and create even more jobs. But while Democrats are diversifying the economy, the New Mexico Republican Party continues to offer up empty platitudes and partisan attacks instead of a plan to help. This week, as the New Mexico GOP hosts their statewide pre-primary convention,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: The Ripon Society held a luncheon discussion this past Wednesday afternoon with Gary Andres, the Republican Staff Director for the Committee on Ways and Means. The discussion focused on the political environment in Washington and the legislative agenda in Congress for the rest of the year. Andres is a veteran policy professional who has served in both the Legislative and Executive Branches. He previously served as Majo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: Fifty years after President Richard Nixon made his historic trip to Beijing to normalize relations with China, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the global ambitions of the Chinese State and the challenges facing America in that regard in the coming years. Leading the Forum's coverage are Professors J. Stewart Black and Allen J. Morrison, who, in an essay entitled "Enterprise China," argue  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: Responding to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned the Republican Party's hypocrisy on combating violent crime. "We are going through regular--sometimes daily, sometimes weekly--lectures from the Republicans about who's soft on  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party requested an investigation into Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's violation of his very own law, Senate Bill 1. The portion in question is Election Code Sec. 84.0111, which makes it a crime for public officials to send unsolicited mail ballot applications to voters. Lieutenant Governor Patrick decided that the law that he championed and played a pivotal role in passing does not apply to h  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A new study from the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA) explores Wyoming residents' views on achieving a net-zero carbon energy economy. The survey, conducted on the request of the U.S. Department of Energy, specifically examines the needs, expectations and concerns of Wyoming citizens related to a carbon-neutral future,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 22, 2022, by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Daleep Singh, deputy national security advisor for international economics and deputy director of the National Economic Council: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good evening. Okay, well, back by popular demand, just a few days after his first engagement with us, Daleep is here. He is going to give some brief remarks at the top about the sanctions announcem  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 22 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In December, Wisconsin and all of America watched in horror as the Waukesha Christmas Parade was attacked by a decades-long violent criminal free on "inappropriately low" bail. Nonetheless, Mandela Barnes is standing by his fringe-left stance to abolish cash bail across the country, which would enable more criminals like Darrell Brooks to endanger more communities. This comes after the Milwaukee Journal Se  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 23 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: No matter how high crime rises or how drastically the consequences affect Wisconsin communities, Tony Evers remains incapable of standing up for public safety. On this weekend's edition of WISN's UpFront, Tony Evers once again skirted accountability for his failure to keep our communities safe - blaming the Legislature after he failed to address one of Wisconsinites' top concerns during his State of the Sta  more