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Politics: Democratic Party Newsletter for Sunday June 04, 2023 ( 10 items )  

DPNM Announces 2024 Delegate Selection Plan
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 2 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) announced its 2024 Delegate Selection Plan, which details the process for registered Democrats to run as delegates to represent New Mexico at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Delegates are elected at a series of county, congressional district, and state conventions held after the New Mexico Presidential Primary in 2024. Delegates wil  more

Indiana Democratic Party: ICYMI - Jim Banks Doesn't Even Vote for Bipartisan Compromise
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 2 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: 2024 U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Jim Banks didn't show up to do his job by not voting on the bipartisan compromise to avoid default, and protect Social Security and Medicare. Earlier in the day, he announced he would vote against the bill, choosing default over deliberation. How can Hoosiers trust that Banks would show up to work as Senator? "Jim Banks is seeking a promotion to the U.S. Senate and h  more

Indiana Democratic Party: Jim Banks Signs Letter to Restrict Women's Ability to Access Reproductive Care at Pharmacies
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release and letter: Indiana Congressman and 2024 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Banks is standing in the way of women receiving reproductive healthcare at their local pharmacy. His blatant political move would ban women from receiving mifepristone, a drug that is safer than Tylenol. In a recent letter signed by Banks to the CEOs of Rite Aid, CVS, and Walgreens from Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter, 36 House   more

NEV. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: LOMBARDO VETOES RENT CONTROL FOR SENIORS, DISABLED NEVADANS AFTER BEING BANKROLLED BY BILLIONAIRE SLUMLORD
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 2 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: Joe Lombardo vetoed AB298, bipartisan legislation combating soaring rent prices by setting rent caps for seniors and Nevadans with disabilities. This veto only brings more attention to Lombardo's biggest donor, billionaire slumlord Robert Bigelow. As a reminder, Bigelow evicted low income families during a global pandemic and bought Lombardo the governor's mansion for a casual $30 million  more

NEV. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: TEMPER TANTRUM CONTINUED - LOMBARDO VETOES OVERWHELMINGLY BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 31 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Joe Lombardo is still throwing a fit over lawmakers refusing to obey his every command. After threatening to veto a balanced budget that includes many of his own priorities, Lombardo has now vetoed: * AB265: A bill that passed both chambers unanimously to better address the mental health crisis. (Just months ago, Lombardo "attribut[ed] many of the problems facing society to a lack of mental health resou  more

NV DEMS STATEMENT ON GOV. LOMBARDO VETOING BILL CRIMINALIZING FAKE ELECTORS
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 2 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * In response to Governor Lombardo vetoing SB133, a bill to criminalize those who participate in fake elector schemes, Nevada State Democratic Party Spokesperson Mallory Payne released the following statement: "Governor Lombardo will do anything to protect election deniers and fake electors because for him, scoring political points with his base is always more important than upholding   more

NV DEMS STATEMENT ON LOMBARDO SIGNING BUDGET BILLS
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 2 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * In response to Governor Lombardo signing the Democratic legislature's budget bills, Nevada State Democratic Party Spokesperson Mallory Payne released the following statement: "After multiple temper tantrums and threats to veto a balanced budget, Joe Lombardo finally realized there's three co-equal branches of government and he doesn't control legislators. The Democratic-led legislat  more

Ohio Democratic Party: Editorial Board Calls On LaRose to "Do Better" After His "Shadow Campaign" Raises Ethics Concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on June 1, 2023: After reporting from The Columbus Dispatch raised ethics concerns about LaRose's "shadow campaign" for Ohio's Senate seat, the Tribune Chronicle Editorial Board yesterday slammed LaRose for "confusing" Ohioans and called on him to "do better." Read more: Tribune Chronicle: LaRose should do better than be legal just by a technicality Editorial Board May 31, 2023 * Perhaps LaRose's campaign should   more

VA. DEMOCRATIC PARTY: STRUGGLING FOR THE MAGA LIMELIGHT, YOUNGKIN SENDS VIRGINIAN TROOPS TO TEXAS
RICHMOND, Virginia, May 31 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: In his desperate search for national relevance, Governor Youngkin has announced that he will use Virginia residents' tax dollars to send Virginia National Guard troops to the U.S. border in Texas. "Youngkin is spending our family's taxpayer dollars to fund a political stunt 2,000 miles away from the Commonwealth. In his obsessive quest to tee himself up for a presidential campaign, Youngkin is contin  more

Wisconsin Democratic Party: Chaos Caucus - Wisconsin Republicans Double Down on Anti-Abortion Extremism
MADISON, Wisconsin, May 31 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on May 31, 2023: Yesterday, Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature doubled down on their anti-abortion extremism by proposing a package of legislation to enshrine Wisconsin's 1849 criminal abortion ban into law. The new Republican effort to cement the 1849 ban in state statute was announced on the same day that new reporting from POLITICO detailed just how damaging the GOP's extreme position on abortion ha  more