LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following is a statement from Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox regarding Fiat-Chrysler's announcement that the company will be investing $4.5 billion in manufacturing within Michigan. It is estimated that this investment will lead to 6,500 new jobs within the state. "Fiat Chrysler's announcement that they will be investing $4.5 billion in Michigan is proof that under President   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: The following is a statement from Michigan Republican Party Legal Counsel Michael J. Pattwell explaining the legal ramifications of Jocelyn Benson's sweetheart settlement with Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The settlement has come under fire for allowing Whitmer and her allies to pay a 2% fine on campaign violations which amounted to millions of dollars in illegal spending. In addition to fines, Whitmer and   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 27 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * NHGOP Chairman Stephen Stepanek released the following statements regarding New Hampshire House bills up for consideration this week in Concord: HB 696 AN ACT establishing a protective order for vulnerable adults. "As written, HB 696 creates a new standard in New Hampshire that will allow third parties to petition the courts to take away a person's Second, Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth   more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown today ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of Secretary of State Dennis Richardson. Flags should be flown at half-staff today, and on the day of his interment from sunrise to sunset. A subsequent flag order will be released for the day of Secretary Richardson's interment. "Dan and I are saddened to hear this news today. Our hearts are with Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by David Michaels, epidemiologist and professor of environmental and occupational health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health of George Washington University, at a hearing entitled "Denial Playbook: How Industries Manipulate Science and Policy from Climate Change to Public Health": "Chairman Cox, Ranking Member Gohmert, Members of the Committee. Thank you for  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

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: The following is a research briefing from the Michigan Republican Party outlining the knowing and intentional violation of Michigan campaign finance law by Gretchen Whitmer, her campaign "Whitmer for Governor," and her dark money special interest group "Build A Better Michigan." These violations could have resulted in a multi-million dollar fine and possible jail time for many involved. In addition, our resea  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 27 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: As Wisconsin stands to again be a pivotal state in the 2020 Presidential election, Chairman Brad Courtney has announced Mark Jefferson will return to the post of Executive Director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. "Wisconsin voters could very well decide the next presidential election, and the RPW is committed to putting together a top-notch operation to ensure President Trump again carries the state,  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 28 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * The following is a statement from Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Laura Cox regarding yesterday's incident in which Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib broke with long-standing house decorum by insinuating that fellow Congressman Mark Meadows was a racist during public congressional hearings. This is not the first time Tlaib has gotten herself into hot water during her short tenure. On her first d  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 28 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: Earlier tonight, Governor Tony Evers introduced his first state budget proposal. In response to the address, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Brad Courtney: "Tony Evers inherited one of the strongest economies our state has ever seen. Thanks to eight years of Republican leadership, Wisconsin currently has historically low unemployment, record budget surp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following floor remarks on President Trump's declaration of a national emergency: "When President Trump declared a national emergency two weeks ago in order to build his pet project - and in the process declared his intent to siphon billions of dollars that Congress had appropriated for our men and women in uniform- I am not sure which lawyers he consulted, but those lawyers se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement: "When President Trump declared a national emergency two weeks ago in order to build his pet project - and in the process declared his intent to siphon billions of dollars that Congress had appropriated for our men and women in uniform- I am not sure which lawyers he consulted, but those lawyers seemed to overlook our nation's founding document, the United S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The office of Sen. David Perdue, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Mornings with Maria to discuss President Trump's summit with North Korea, the $22 trillion debt crisis, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's appearance before the Senate Banking Committee. Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-prgp_KCX_I&feature=youtu.be Highlights: President Is Acting Like A Statesm  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, the American Action Forum released its estimate for the total cost for the Democrats proposed "Green New Deal," will apparently take mountains of green to fund. According to the non-profit group, led by former Congressional Budget office Chief Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the proposal which is cosponsored by Michigan Democrats Andy Levin and Rashida Tlaib could cost American taxpayers $93 trillion or $600,  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: Over the weekend, Virginia's embattled Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax compared himself and his situation to that of lynching victims. "I've heard much about anti-lynching on the floor of this very Senate, where people were not given any due process whatsoever, and we rue that," Fairfax said in a whiny, self-serving speech to the Virginia Senate on Sunday. To be clear, Justin Fairfax is comparing getting run down   more

ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, Feb. 26 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Megan Tollett to the Henderson State University Board of Trustees. Tollett will serve until January 2026. She replaces Deborah Nolan whose term expired this year. Tollett is the chief financial officer for Impact Management Group (IMG), a public affairs, government relations, and public relations firm with offices in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Baton Rouge,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 26 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: Over the weekend, junior Senator Tim Kaine wrote an op-ed that almost perfectly combined his "me me me" & "blame everyone else" attitudes while flawlessly stumping for radical left-wing policies. But, as is tradition, Tim "holier-than-thou" Kaine completely misses the point: * The main driver of white supremacy has always been the Democrat Party. From Jim Crow and the KKK, through Massive Resistance and opp  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 1 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers introduced his first state budget proposal. As expected, the proposal contains massive spending increases, tax hikes, and hyper-partisan proposals that will benefit the state's liberal special interests and take Wisconsin backward. In response, Evers' proposed budget is being denounced by Wisconsin leaders as fiscally irresponsible and reckless. Check out what they are sayin  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement from Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser on Governor Whitmer's State of the State address delivered before a joint session of the state legislature: "During the 'Lost Decade,' Michigan learned the hard way that we can't spend our way to prosperity. Due to the poor economic decisions of a previous Democrat Governor, Michigan's unemployment rate led the nation and tens of thousands fled our state   more