KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 9 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: Today, Missouri's lawsuit to have the Affordable Care Act declared unconstitutional was heard by a panel of federal appeals court judges in New Orleans. Elimination of the 2009 law would end protections for patients with pre-existing health conditions, lifetime cost limits, prohbitions against insurance discrimination against women, tax credits for small businesses to insure their employees, an  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Arizona health care advocates yesterday joined DNC Chair Tom Perez to respond to oral arguments in the Republican lawsuit to dismantle federal coverage protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Perez and the health care advocates called out by name U.S. Sen. Martha McSally for standing by the GOP lawsuit that aims to end coverage protections for 2.8 million Arizonans with pre-existing con  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 10 -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Nancy Wyman on the Affordable Care Act: "Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents were given a lifeline with the passage of the ACA, only to see it erode under the relentless sabotage campaign of Donald Trump and the Republicans. "They promise something better, but they have only made health insurance cost more and cover less. If the current legal challenge succeeds, every provision of   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 9 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * - Questions Arise Over Fiscal Strategy to Trigger Tax Cuts * * * As news of the Missouri Department of Revenue's failure to issue tax refunds in a timely manner mount, Missouri Democrats are raising the possibility that refunds were held back in a failed attempt to trigger Kansas-style tax cuts. According to a report yesterday evening from Columbia, Mo ABC-affiliate KMIZ, the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Republican Senate candidates are once again on defense for failing to protect coverage for pre-existing conditions, either supporting their party's lawsuit to dismantle the health care law or failing to take action to stop it. The DSCC is running digital ads in key states this week, highlighting Republicans' records of working to undermine Americans' health care and their failure to stop their  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 12 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Today, Congressman Darren Soto, State Senator Bobby Powell and State Representative Cindy Polo held a press call to denounce Trump's attacks on the immigrant community, after the announcement of expected raids targeting migrant families to begin on Sunday in 10 cities across the United States, including Miami. In the last week, President Trump has embarked on a new set of attacks to immigrant communities,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 9 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: On July 9, Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, and Florida Democratic Party Chair Terrie Rizzo held a press call to denounce the Trump administration's attempt to have the courts declare the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional and place the health care of millions of Americans at risk. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz "I think that it's important for us to say at the o  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chairman John Zody after Woody Myers announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Indiana governor. "It's exciting to see Dr. Myers formally enter the race and we'll continue to let the process play out as other Hoosier Democrats consider joining the field for governor. "We know Eric Holcomb is a special interest's best friend and isn't working for Hoosier families. "Empty promise  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 9 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor Eric Holcomb will step to the mic in Knightstown on Saturday in a school corporation that has been decimated by his party's war on public education. State funding for CA Beard Memorial School Corporation has declined by more than $1,346,000 - a drop of more than 15 percent - between 2011 and 2019. Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody noted the irony of Holcomb's event location. "Hol  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 9 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: As As oral arguments begin in the Trump administration's lawsuit to eliminate the ACA today, Republicans are taking one step further towards dismantling our national health care system. "If Trump and Republicans get their way, millions of Americans will lose their health coverage, insurance companies will be able to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions, and out-of-pocket and prescription drug prices will go   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 8 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Vicki Hiatt: Kris Kobach has no place in government, yet after a failed campaign for Congress in 2004 and a failed 2018 run for governor on the heels of a costly and court-punished tenure as secretary of state, Kobach is threatening to horrifically distort and damage Kansas values in the halls of the U.S. Senate. "Kris Kobach is pushing the same extreme - and often unconstitutional - policies he impos  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 12 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Welcome to the KDP Weekly Rundown - the Kansas Democratic Party's update of the biggest things going on in the state party and the state capital. What are we focused on this week? A state supreme court vacancy, upcoming local elections, and more! SUPREME COURT VACANCY What's happening? Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lee Johnson announced on Wednesday that he will be stepping down from the bench in Septemb  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release: Bill Belichick is one of the winningest coaches in professional football, leading the New England Patriots to a record six Super Bowl titles. One of the secrets to his success is asking all of his players to "Do your job." The Libertarian Party calls on President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Congress to follow this advice. The Department of Commerce has one constitutional job, and Secretary Ros  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 11 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: On Thursday the Maryland Democratic Party filed a new complaint with the State Board of Elections regarding suspicious contributions from LLCs that gave more than a half million dollars to Governor Larry Hogan's re-election campaign. The latest evidence of apparent campaign finance violations stems from $511,736.55 in contributions from "a number of suspicious LLCs" which, according to the complaint filed   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 10 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: The NDP and county Democratic parties across Nebraska are planning TV watch parties for the second round of Democratic Presidential Debates on July 30th and 31st in Detroit. The 2020 Democratic primary debates are the best, first organizing opportunity that we have this cycle. Hosting Debate Watch Party is a great way to build community. Details will be posted here soon, so check back! If you are h  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 8 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, the Nevada State Democratic Party launched its new website and resource for all things 2020 First in the West caucus: caucus.nvdems.com. This website will be a tool for every Nevada Democrat interested in participating in the caucus next February, either during the early vote period, virtually, or on Caucus Day, February 22, 2020. Click here to visit the website (https://caucus.nvdems.com/).   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 10 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement by spokesperson Holly Shulman responding to Gov. Chris Sununu's paid family leave policy: "I wish I could say I was surprised, but we've known for a long time that Sununu has been offering up his vetoes to the highest bidder. "Whether it's Sununu's budget veto that benefits his corporate special interest donors at the expense of taxpayers and New Hampshire schools, his net metering veto sponsor  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 8 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following press release: * * * - Experienced Political Operative, Former Rhode Island Democrats Director Will Work to Continue Party's Progress and Growth * * * The New Jersey Democratic State Committee has hired Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye as its new Executive Director. An experienced political operative, Olasanoye most recently served as the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Democratic Party and previous  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: As oral arguments began yesterday in Texas v. United States -- the lawsuit to throw out the entire Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional -- Ohio Democrats highlighted the potentially devastating impact if the law is overturned. The Trump administration is seeking to overturn the health care law, which would result in: Nearly five million Ohioans with pre-existing conditions losing protections; More than half a   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Twelve days past the constitutional deadline, there's still no state budget, and the Columbus Dispatch editorial board is wondering why a deal to fix Ohio's pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) scandal is "even part of the state budget bill." Unmentioned in the Dispatch's editorial: one of the Senate GOP's budget negotiators is Dave Burke -- who just so happens to own a pharmacy. "This is one more example of how Republi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 10 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, the DNC is proud to announce that the third presidential primary debate, hosted by ABC News, in partnership with Univision, will be held in Houston, Texas. The debate may occur over consecutive nights in prime time to accommodate a large field of qualifying candidates, with the first night on September 12 and the potential second night on September 13. The debate will air on the ABC tele  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Today the Trump Administration is in court to try to strike down the Affordable Care Act. Should this happen, more than 133 million Americans' health care will be in jeopardy. Today, Congressman Dwight Evans and patients who benefit from the protections of the Affordable Care Act spoke out against Trump's lawsuit. Watch the video below: (http://act.padems.com/page/m/5dcdea81/2d69a454/3ee677c2/47  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release, dated July 9: Oral arguments begin today for the Trump lawsuit that could strike down the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), and undermine New Hampshire's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Republican U.S. Senate candidates Bill O'Brien, Donald Bolduc and Corky Messner all back the lawsuit that would kill the Affordable Care Act. One of the GOP candidates, Bolduc, admitted to "not knowin  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 9 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Today, oral arguments begin in the ongoing lawsuit to nullify the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its protections for pre-existing conditions - meaning health care for tens of thousands of Mainers and pre-existing condition protections for hundreds of thousands more is on the chopping block. This lawsuit and threat to Mainers' health care was repeatedly facilitated by Senator Collins: FIRST: Collins signed on  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 11 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * - Lists Many Items that are of "Special Interest" * * * Today, Chris Sununu, inspired by the attention his local veto auction received this week and spurred on by the record number of vetoes he plans to recklessly produce, took his auction online, launching an eBay auction site so that his special interest corporate donors could quickly and efficiently up their bids to sponsor Sunun  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 12 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Mary Mancini: Lights for Liberty Vigils are taking place throughout Tennessee this evening as part of a national day of action to call for an end to the inhumane conditions in detention centers at our southern border. "I'm proud to stand with thousands of other Tennesseans at the Lights for Liberty vigils across the state and call for an end to the squalid and cruel conditions at the border.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Mary Mancini: Today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments after a Texas judge sided with Tennessee and other Republican-led states who signed on to a Trump administration lawsuit to abolish Obamacare. "It's inconceivable that "nice guy" Governor Bill Lee would allow Tennessee to support a lawsuit that would further decimate health care in the state, especially since Republica  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 6 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following news release: In preparation for the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC), the Tennessee Democratic Party has released its Delegate Selection Plan to the public for a 30-day public comment period. The plan formally describes the process of how the TNDP will select its delegates to represent the state at the convention to be held in Milwaukee, WI., during the week of July 13 - 16, 2020. During the 30-day co  more