INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: First-term Governor Eric Holcomb made passing a bias crimes initiative a pillar of his legislative agenda. In January, Holcomb carved out a serious position for himself in the hate crimes debate, claiming he would play an 'uber' role in lobbying the legislature. On Tuesday, members of his own party gutted a Senate proposal that included specific protections for gender identity and sexual orientatio  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 20 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - "It couldn't be more obvious that Brian Hagedorn plans to bring his extreme, partisan agenda to Wisconsin's Supreme Court" * * * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has broken news that Supreme Court candidate and Scott Walker's former lawyer Brian Hagedorn was paid more than $3,000 for speeches to Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), an SPLC-designated hate group that supports criminalizing homosexuality an  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 20 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Legislation designed to better protect children in the custody of the Department Human Services passed off the House Floor on Tuesday. House Bill 1036, authored by Rep. Collin Walke (D-OKC), passed with a bipartisan vote of 94-3. The legislation would prohibit a parent who has had his or her parental rights terminated from being appointed to serve as the child's guardian. "Like a lot of our s  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - DeWine: "We've Done It Before." (Indeed, DeWine Raised Hundreds of Thousands from Law Firms and Vendors with AG's Office Contracts.) * * * At today's Associated Press legislative preview in Columbus, Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed he plans to solicit contributions to pay himself back the $4 million he lent to his 2018 campaign -- which is no surprise, since he did the same while he was attorney general, raisi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - Republicans' legislation violated Democratic voters' federal constitutional rights * * * The Democratic Party of Wisconsin today filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the unprecedented and illegal laws passed by Republicans during December's lame-duck session. The laws, which stripped Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul of their traditional powers shortly after they were elected  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 20 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: Today, Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement on the DeSantis administration's decision not to appeal a court ruling allowing the expansion of oil drilling in the Everglades: "Ron DeSantis today endangered the drinking water of millions of Floridians by allowing oil drilling in the Everglades. "From this day forward, DeSantis will now be known as the governor w  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 19 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement after the Florida Senate Judiciary committee passed the anti-immigrant bill SB 168: "Once again, Republicans have shamefully voted against immigrant communities. "SB 168 would create more fear in our communities at the cost of taxpayers and is contrary to the diversity of the people in our state. "We stand against this bill and its anti-immigr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: During a press call today, US Representatives Donna Shalala, Ted Deutch, Darren Soto and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell released the following statements urging the Trump administration to stop the deportations of Venezuelans, and grant those seeking asylum from the Maduro regime Temporary Protection Status. The members also shared different proposals they have been working on to bring solutions the Venezuelan cri  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Today, the Florida Democratic Party along with the DNC announced the launch of Organizing Corps 2020, a partnership with 270 Strategies and Collective PAC that will train and prepare more than 100 Florida college students to work as organizers in 2020. The Florida Organizing Corps will be an integral part of building the grassroots infrastructure needed to defeat Donald Trump in Florida, while investing in  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 21 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: The Wisconsin Realtors Association, a group that often backs conservative judicial candidates and has never previously revoked a candidate endorsement, is dropping its endorsement of Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn after multiple disturbing news reports of Hagedorn's radical, homophobic agenda, including reports that he founded a private school which actively discriminates against LGBTQ students and   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - Hogan Claims Credit for Attorney General Frosh's Lawsuit Against Trump After Criticizing It Just One Day Before * * * Today, the Maryland Democratic Party is calling out Governor Larry Hogan for his attempts to claim credit for Attorney General Brian Frosh's emergency declaration lawsuit against President Donald Trump--after criticizing the lawsuit just one day before. In an interview with WBAL   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Sean Paulhus was nominated by Bath Democrats who attended the nominating caucus on February 19 * * * At a caucus of Bath Democrats yesterday, Sean Paulhus, who has been a member of the Bath City council since 2008 and most recently served as the Vice Chair of the City Council, was chosen as the Democratic nominee for the House District 52 special election. "This community and this state has give  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 21 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: Today, the Maryland Democratic Party is calling for a swift resolution of the HBCU lawsuit The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education v. Maryland Higher Education Commission. Following this announcement, Maryland Democratic Party Chair Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings issued the following statement: "Maryland's four HBCUs, Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 21 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: DNC, 270 Strategies, The Collective, and 7 Democratic state parties, including Michigan, will train organizers, focused on young people of color, a historically early DNC investment. Today, the Democratic National Committee and state Democratic parties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, in partnership with 270 Strategies and The Collective, announced t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: At this week's DNC winter meeting in Washington, D.C., Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper was re-elected vice president of the Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC), representing the Midwest, Vice Chair Rhine McLin was re-elected secretary for the ASDC, and former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory was elected as one of the Midwest's two representatives on the DNC executive committee. "We're proud that   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Former Campaign Treasurer Embezzled Tens of Thousands, While Former Chief of Staff Took $104K From Campaign * * * New revelations that U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce's former campaign treasurer allegedly embezzled more than $80,000 from the congressman's campaign raise new questions about an ethics complaint filed last year against Joyce's chief of staff for violating federal law and House rules against taking excess  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Terrie Rizzo on Senate Republicans' education plans: "Senate Republicans' education plan would destroy our public schools and put our children's safety at risk. The GOP's unconstitutional proposal will leave our public schools underfunded, unsafe, and unable to provide our children with a quality education. "Senate Republicans today made clear they want to give our teachers a gun -- but won't   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Texas House Democrats rolled out our education plan for Texas students, teachers, and schools. The plan includes full-day pre-kindergarten, increased funding per student, raises for our teachers, a mental health professional in every school, $14.5 billion added to school funding, and $1.7 billion tax cut for homeowners. [Texas House Democratic Caucus, February 21, 2019] Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilber  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: The Texas Democratic Party is excited to announce Digital Director Brittany Switzer is being promoted to lead our communications, digital, and research teams as our first-ever senior brand director. After leading a cutting-edge digital department that communicated with millions of Texans, raised over $4,500,000 online, and made Texas an incubator for new online strategies, Brittany Switzer will oversee th  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo released the following statement after President Trump's visit to South Florida: "Trump came to Miami to hold a campaign rally, not to offer real solutions for Venezuelans suffering persecution from the Maduro regime. Trump's Administration alone has the power to offer Venezuelans in the US protection from being deported. "Instead, his administration continues closing the door  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 21 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement: Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody released the following statement in response to State Senator Jim Merritt's vote to approve Senate Bill 12 despite Republican efforts to strip hate crimes protections for those targeted due to their race, gender, and sexual orientation. Despite broad consensus that a watered-down bill would do more harm than good, and amid protests from the business, academ  more