BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 17 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Tuesday, AG Jeff Landry released his campaign finance report listing all donors to his 2019 re-election campaign. Among those was a $2,500 donation from Citigroup, a group Landry is quoted as calling "fascism at its best". Landry used this justification to deny this private business' participation in a $600M bond sale to fund road and interstate expansions. "By accepting a donation from a g  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 17 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, the anti-immigrant bill SB 168 sponsored by Republican Senator and Florida GOP Chair Joe Gruters, and the companion bill HB 527, were approved in party line committee votes and are now headed to the House and Senate floor. In recent weeks, a broad coalition of business leaders, advocates, law enforcement, and elected officials have made clear that if passed, SB 168 would result in the loss of mi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Five Members of Congress were elected by their colleagues to serve as leaders for their parts of the country * * * Today, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced the committee's five regional vice-chairs. Elected by their colleagues, these Vice-Chairs will help lead the on-the-ground effort to fortify and expand our new Democratic Majority.   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 19 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - Portman in 1998: "The Truth Must Be The Bedrock Of Our Judicial System" * * * In October 2016, Sen. Rob Portman withdrew his support for Donald Trump over the "Access Hollywood" video, but it remains to be seen if Portman believes the revelations in the Mueller report -- including actions that he calls "inappropriate" -- are enough to make him reconsider his early endorsement of the president. "The Acce  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 16 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Martha Laning on news that President Trump will hold a MAGA rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 27: "If Trump is expecting to find a warm welcome in Wisconsin, he's in for a rude surprise. We haven't forgiven Trump's repeated attempts to rip health care coverage from our families and neighbors, nor have we forgotten his massive tax giveaway to millionaires and billionaires that was brokered  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, will headline the Democratic Party of Virginia 4th annual civil rights panel honoring the legacy of Virginia hero Barbara Rose Johns. This yearly DPVA civil rights discussion convenes in honor of the historic life of Barbara Johns - who 68 years ago spearheaded the historic walkout of Robert Russa Moton High School in Prince Edwar  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * - GM Received Tax Rebate of $104 Million on $4.3 Billion in Income Still Shutters Lordstown Factory * * * Thanks to the Trump tax scam, more than 10 million American families are paying more, while 60 corporations in the Fortune 500 -- including General Motors -- paid zero in federal income taxes for 2018. "General Motors is laying off 14,000 workers across North America and shuttering factories including  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 17 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Wednesday, the Louisiana Democratic Party released its draft delegate selection plan for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. The delegate selection plan is the first step Democratic State Parties take to select the delegation that will nominate the next democrats for President and Vice President at the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin next July. "I'm excited to share the draft of our de  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Mary Mancini: Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini issued the following statement following the Tennessee House's passage of HB 1079, which would make Tennessee the first state in the nation to impose criminal penalties on voter registration groups for submitting incomplete voter registration forms: "This bill is voter suppression -- plain and simple. It is incomprehensible that a   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 18 -- The Missouri Republican Party issued the following news release, dated April 16: The Missouri Republican Party released this statement regarding the Missouri Supreme Court's decision today that the Governor has the authority to appoint a Lt. Governor in the event of a vacancy. "Missouri's constitution is clear regarding the authority to make gubernatorial appointments. It's important that Missouri have all of the statewide offices filled which work to prov  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 16 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Mother Jones is highlighting another one of the many ways the Trump tax scam is hurting workers -- in this case, truck drivers, who lost a big tax deduction under the new law. One expert estimates that "'at least 75 percent' of his clients have faced an unexpectedly large tax bill." Another expert believes that "drivers will lose an average of $600." THE OHIO IMPACT: The Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates tha  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 18 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Republican state Rep. Don Manning has only been in Columbus for a few months, but he's already busy carrying water for radical special interests and dark-money groups -- including an anti-vaccination group that is downplaying the current measles outbreak as "hysteria." "Even as we're seeing the country's second-worst measles outbreak in more than two decades, Don Manning decided one of his first acts as a state le  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 18 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb issued an initial statement Thursday on Attorney General William Barr's news conference before the release of the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. "It's a fact that Russia meddled in our elections to undermine our Democracy, and yet President Trump continues to praise Russian President Vladimir Putin," Kleeb said  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: NDP Chair Jane Kleeb and Executive Director Jim Rogers issued the following comments Monday after former Gov. and U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey withdrew from giving a commencement address at Creighton University on May 18 following pressure from the NGOP because he is pro-choice. "Sen. Kerrey lives his life defending our country and freedom of speech. The Nebraska GOP is taking a page out of President Tru  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 20 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news, dated April 17: Senator Tillis' Protect Act has been universally panned as a political bill that is "really about protecting Senate Republicans" more than people with pre-existing conditions. Now, a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities sheds further light on why: the bill "falls far short of its purported goal" and would "do little to protect people with pre-existing conditi  more

HELENA, Montana, April 18 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Two Republican state senators who recently announced their candidacies for statewide offices in Montana voted against bipartisan legislation Gov. Steve Bullock will sign into law today to remove roadblocks for Montana firefighters to receive compensation for work-related illnesses. Gubernatorial candidate - Sen. Al Olszewski (R-Kalispell) - and candidate for secretary of state - Sen. Scott Sales (R-Boz  more

HELENA, Montana, April 15 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On the deadline for the first tax filing season after Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Greg Gianforte voted for the GOP tax law that handed hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to corporations and the wealthiest Americans, Montanans are noticing smaller tax refunds -- or even owe money to the Internal Revenue Service. And Montanans are not alone. From the Washington Post: "Millions of Americans fill  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 19 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator Tillis' Protect Act has been universally panned as a political bill that is "really about protecting Senate Republicans" more than people with pre-existing conditions. Now, a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities sheds further light on why: the bill "falls far short of its purported goal" and would "do little to protect people with pre-existing conditions." Under Se  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: "What we have seen in the report so far is damaging and confirmed what we already knew: Trump reaped the benefits of a foreign power attempting to influence our elections and has spent the last three years trying to conceal it. "Donald Trump publicly and privately asked for Russia to mess with our elections, and Russia did so. Then, Trump sought to cover it up. "No one is above the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Republican Party issued the following news: You've all seen and been disgusted by Ralph Northam's yearbook photo. But these Democrats obviously value cash over morals as they accepted money from Ralph Northam's PAC AFTER his blackface scandal erupted: * $10,000 - Missy Cotter Smasal * $10,000 - John Bell * $5,000 - Joshua Cole * $5,000 - Martha Mugler * $5,000 - Dawn Adams And these Democrats have yet to return Northam's tainted money: * $2,22  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 18 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman John Zody after a report indicated Speaker Brian Bosma may have had a conflict of interest with pending legislation: "The culture of corruption runs deep at the Statehouse, apparently all the way up to the Speaker. Bosma might as well pitch a tent in the Ethics Committee because he can't seem to separate the people's business from his own. You don't need instant replay to see how obvious a  more