MONONA, Wisconsin, Feb. 23 (TNSgov) -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: From rural Wisconsin towns to urban cities like Madison and Milwaukee, most of us believe that we should all have an equal say in our elections, that politicians have no business in our reproductive healthcare decisions, and that elected officials should make decisions based on what the people of Wisconsin say, not special interes  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced his appointments to the following judicial posts: the Honorable Ryan Hope to the State Court of Clarke County, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Ethelyn Simpson; Claire Chason and Lawton Heard to the South Georgia Judicial Circuit, filling vacancies created by the resignation of the Honorable Kevin Chason and the passa  more

TUNIS, North Africa, Feb. 25 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: Tunisian authorities have arrested three critics of President Kais Saied since February 22, bringing the number of public figures deemed critical of Saied behind bars to at least 12, Human Rights Watch said today. The president has denounced them as "terrorists" and "traitors." The roundup is the biggest since Saied granted himself extraordinary powers on July 25, 2021, and announced taking o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 24 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2023: Republicans' embrace of alt-right ideology reared its ugly head yesterday as QAnon-like conspiracies were amended into the state's biennial budget. The legislature engaged in Pizzagate-level policymaking, stripping state dollars from Indiana University. Indiana House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) today lambasted the House GOP's conspiratorial, do-nothing final budget prop  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an virtual interview on Feb. 23, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic entitled "Russia's War on Ukraine: One Year Later": * * * MR GOLDBERG: Good morning to all of you in the United States. Good afternoon or good evening to those of you who are joining us from Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe and other places. Very, very happy to have all of you here. I'm Jeff Goldberg. I'm  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 24 (TNSawa) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2023: U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer and Pat Thomas, a long-time political staffer, have received the 2023 Henry S. Geyer Award from the Mizzou Alumni Association. Each year, the MAA presents the Geyer Award to one elected official and one citizen who exemplify the dedication and spirit of Henry S. Geyer, a state representative from St. Louis. Geyer believed education was the key to p  more