MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 13 -- The Alabama Republican Party issued the following news release: The Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee passed a resolution establishing qualifying times for the special primary election to fill the vacancy in Alabama House District 42. The Alabama House District 42 seat became open following the death of Representative Jimmy Martin (R-Clanton). ALGOP qualifying will open on Thursday, June 13, 2019, no earlier than 8:30 a.m. CST. Qualifying will close o  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. Advisory opinions Advisory Opinion Requests Received Advisory Opinion Request 2019-10 (Price for Congress) On June 10, 2019, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from Price for Congress, the principal campaign committee for Dr. Thomas Price. The requestor asks whether it may contribute   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 14 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: The Freedom From Religion Foundation is advising a Wisconsin school district to take action against an openly proselytizing board member who defiantly flaunts his pastor background. Many irate individuals, including parents, students and district employees, have informed FFRF that the 2019 Appleton North High School graduation included inappropriate religious content by Alvin Dupree, who's a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 10 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons is sounding the alarm on the Democrats' newest scheme to unleash a graduated income tax system on the commonwealth, a proposal voters have previously rejected and the high court ruled was unconstitutional. On Wednesday, Democrats are slated to advance the surtax proposal, a process that requires amending the Massachusetts Constitution. Supporters of  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 13 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Erased Beliefs, Skeptical Press Coverage, Phony Talking Points, And Sloppy Rollout Show James Remains a Deeply Flawed Candidate * * * It's been one week since failed Senate candidate John James launched his second campaign for Senate, and the sloppy mistakes are already starting to pile up. If the past seven days are any indication, James remains a deeply flawed candidate who's on track to   more

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: On Friday, in an interview published by the Progressive blog The Michigan Advance, Freshman Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin boasted that her voting record is actually more liberal than that of Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. To back up the admission, The Advance pointed to statistics gathered by FiveThirtyEight showing that Ocasio-Cortez has voted with President Trump 10.3% of the time. Elissa Slo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 11 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek regarding the committees of conference formed for legislation (H.B. 1 and H.B. 2): "Before the negotiations have even begun, Democrats have made this a completely partisan process by excluding Republicans from the committees of conference on HB1 & HB2. "Democrats claim they are interested in working across the aisle and building a budget that gets the job done, but   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 11 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Stephen Stepanek regarding Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig supporting a tax-cap breaking city budget: "Mayor Craig is actively trying to deceive Manchester taxpayers. "Her support for a budget that explodes the tax cap and increases Manchester taxes by 3.29% will hurt Manchester families and businesses. "While the Board of Alderman worked behind the scenes to increase city taxes, Mayo  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (TN-05) announced that he will cosponsor the bipartisan Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act. The bill would make it a federal crime to hack voting systems, allowing the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute those who seek to manipulate election systems equipment in federal elections. "The U.S. needs all the necessary tools to prevent foreign adversaries from meddl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news, dated June 8: Republican Party of Texas General Counsel Chris Gober of The Gober Group PLLC has announced his intent to resign from his position following the conclusion of the Party's 2nd Quarterly Meeting on June 8, 2019. Gober was initially nominated to the role by Chairman James Dickey and confirmed by the State Republican Executive Committee on June 6, 2017. He was once again nominated and confirmed to the p  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: In remarks Wednesday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (TX-23) called on the President to appoint a Special Representative to work with the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras and to stop the flow of families and unaccompanied children heading north. "You have to imagine," the Texas lawmaker stated, "how bad is your situation that you would put your child in a coyote's   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 13 -- The South Dakota Republican Party issued the following news release: South Dakota Republicans are excited about the re-election campaign of President Donald Trump, and are preparing to make sure Republicans statewide know the campaign begins in earnest on Tuesday! Republican groups and patriotic citizens are making plans to host watch parties - "MAGA Meetups" - on the evening of Tuesday, June 18. And today South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman in  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * - Insurgent right-wing candidate unseats incumbent Republican as House GOP courts extremist donors * * * In the primary elections for the House of Delegates on Tuesday, House Democrats soared to victory, while Republicans faltered in the face of right-wing intra-party discord. Delegate Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington) won his primary with 77.17 percent of the vote; Delegate Luke Torian (D-Woodbri  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 14 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: Today, it was reported that Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes refused to pay his Milwaukee property taxes so he could instead buy a second condo in Madison. This news comes at the same time Barnes is advocating increasing taxes on Wisconsin families by $1.3 billion. To make matters worse, Barnes is trying to cover up his failure to pay taxes by falsely claiming to be on an installment plan with the city - a claim  more