ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Republicans' Extreme RFRA, Abortion Ban Bills Will Take Georgia Backwards * * * Today, after his Republican partners in the General Assembly proposed a series of extreme bills threatening the safety of thousands of Georgians, Brian Kemp once again pledged his support for legislation banning abortions and threatening a woman's right to choose. During his campaign, Kemp was strongly criticized  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Today, Quinnipiac Poll shows the Presidential Race in Texas as a toss-up. [Quinnipiac, February 28, 2019] Trump 47, Biden 46 Trump 47, O'Rourke 46 Trump 47, Sanders 45 Trump 46, Castro 41 Trump 48, Harris 41 Trump 48, Warren 41 It's clear. Texas is the biggest battleground state and the focal point of the Democratic offensive strategy. It's a dead heat. Texans are demanding change. They want leader  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 -- The Georgia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Program Will Grow 2020 Field Program To Turn Georgia Blue * * * Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia, in partnership with the Democratic National Committee, 270 Strategies, Collective PAC, and six other state parties announced their participation in Organizing Corps 2020, a program to recruit and train students expecting to graduate by June 2020 and place them as field organizers in battleg  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Today it was revealed that Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer's partisan ties run much much deeper than she has previously let on. As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Neubauers are an influential political family that has been part of Wisconsin's Democrat party establishment for nearly four decades. This information comes on the heels of learning that Judge Neubauer recently marched alongs  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 25 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: Lancaster County Commissioner Rick Vest said Monday he will move this week to reconsider the vote on the mile setback amendment in regard to the Wind Energy Package presented before the Board. The previous hearing on this issue was initially focused on approving language that would clarify standards and expectations regarding any corporation that builds wind turbines in Lancaster County. An amendment  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 27 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Wednesday, the Louisiana Democratic Party submitted public records requests for the number of arrests made by Rep. Clay Higgins during his time working for law enforcement in southwest Louisiana. During the House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Higgins bragged that he has arrested "several thousand men." "Rep. Higgins' claim that he arrested thousands of men is hard to believe," Ste  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 26 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following statement: In light of rising incidents of hate crimes and displays of general ignorance, insensitivity, and intolerance, the Maryland Democratic Party announced today that it will be adopting a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative to strengthen the values of inclusion within the party, and make party operatives more effective at serving the diverse communities of Maryland. The Maryland Democratic Part  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Maya Rockeymoore Cummings: "While Harford County Delegate Mary Ann Lisanti has apologized for referring to Prince George's County as a "ni**er district," further insight provided by some of her African American constituents about the kind of political positions and actions that she has taken that are consistent with the sentiment reflected in her poor choice of words underscores that an apology  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 27 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, the New Hampshire Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire challenging HB 1264, the voter restriction law that was signed into law by Governor Chris Sununu last spring. HB 1264 will require every person who registers to vote in New Hampshire and who has a driver's license or car to obtain a New Hampshire driver's license a  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 1 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Days after Nevada Assembly and Senate Democrats released their joint blueprint laying out their plan for the 2019 legislative session, Assembly Republicans alone released what they refer to as their priorities for session. But it left us with a lot of questions... Like... How will you ensure teachers are prepared without increasing their budget? How will diverting taxpayer money from public schools   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: All February long, we've been recognizing Pennsylvania's contemporary black leaders in honor of Black History Month. It's time you get to know these black earth-shakers, history-makers, and barrier-breakers in Pennsylvania politics! Senator Sharif Street represents Philadelphia in the PA Senate and is Vice Chair of the PA Democratic Party. As senator, Sharif leads on workers' rights and criminal  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: When he campaigned for re-election in 2016, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman ran commercials about fighting human trafficking -- but it turns out, he helped pay for those ads with substantial contributions from a billionaire who is wanted for soliciting prostitution in connection with a human trafficking ring. "Rob Portman should donate the thousands of dollars in contributions he received from John Childs, who is accused of   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 1 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, a UNH poll showed that New Hampshire's Democratically-controlled state legislature enjoys an approval rating of 61%, the highest approval rating the state legislature has ever received since the question was first asked in 2011. This approval rating marks a 12-point increase from the Republican-controlled state legislature, which only had a 49% approval rating right before the 2018 m  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * 2019 elections loom * * * After the final vote, ERA opponents in the gallery overlooking the chamber clapped. Then an ERA supporter, also in the gallery, shouted, "Shame on Virginia!" "I am disgusted by this vote, absolutely disgusted," another yelled. Introduced nearly a century ago by suffragist Alice Paul, the amendment would bar discrimination on account of sex. The lower chamber of t  more