LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 13 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed Marie Holder of Little Rock as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas State Highway Commission, he announced in a news conference. Ms. Holder will replace the late Tom Schueck, former chairman of the Commission. Ms. Holder will serve the remainder of Mr. Schueck's appointment, which will expire January 14, 2021. Her reappointment will begin January 15, 20  more

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, New Jersey, March 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on March 9: The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) called on that state's Republican Party to repudiate Camden County GOP for its anti-Muslim Facebook Posts. On January 6, the Camden Country Republican Committee Facebook page shared a meme of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is Muslim, laughing above an image of the smoldering World Trade Ce  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 13 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news on March 12: Georgia Democrat Senate candidates continue to race further left as our March 24th Presidential Preference Primary approaches. Yesterday Sarah Riggs Amico became the first Democrat running against Senator David Perdue to endorse Joe Biden for president. Not only has Biden put forward a proposal (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-tax-plan-would-raise-4-trillion-more-than-twice-the-hike-  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: In case you missed it, Justice Daniel Kelly is endorsed by a bipartisan majority of Wisconsin Sheriffs for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This comes after Justice Kelly was endorsed by the Milwaukee Police Association. Justice Daniel Kelly is endorsed by law enforcement because they trust him to safeguard the rule of law from the bench of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. While these brave men and women prote  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release: Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, author of the 2010 Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act, and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo introduced two key bills that prohibit deceptive census mailings and create criminal penalties for anyone who distributes false information to prevent others from completing their census forms. T  more

WOBURN, Massachusetts, March 11 -- The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following news: Whacking commuters' wallets at the gas pump, this time as part of the so-called Transportation and Climate Initiative, will be opposed at every turn by the Massachusetts Republican Party, Chairman Jim Lyons announced Tuesday. "As a legislator, I opposed all efforts to increase taxes, and as a party, it is time for Republicans to stand up and loudly say 'no' to these regressive proposals," Lyons sa  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following statement by Chairman Laura Cox regarding an announcement by Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor that he would be supporting Democrat Joe Biden for President: "It's no shock that Mike Taylor is supporting Joe Biden for President, after all he is not really a Republican. "No fiscally-minded conservative would ever spend $340,000 of taxpayer money on a modern art 'landmark' which has been compared to a 'golden b  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on March 11: As blue-collar workers are set to, once again, be one of Michigan's most vital electorates in this November's Presidential election - they also have become the latest target of former Vice President Joe Biden's public aggressions. Before winning yesterday's Democrat Presidential Primary in Michigan, Joe Biden told a Detroit worker he was "full of s***" and going as far as to say he would "slap h  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news: * * * - Sanders, Peters vow to throw support behind "whoever" * * * Who should be the Democrats' nominee for President? Sen. Gary Peters and his pal Sen. Bernie Sanders' response: Whoever, doesn't matter. In an interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, Sanders stated "If Biden walks into the convention, or at the end of the process, has more votes than me, he's the winner." Likewise, Peters told the Washi  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- The Michigan Republican Party issued the following news on March 9: * * * - A look behind Peters' Investigation Hypocrisy * * * This Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to vote on a subpoena of the Ukrainian oil and gas firm, Burisma. The firm has been linked to both to Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Gary Peters - a ranking official on the committee - is actively blocking the committee's intent to   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Richter and Gibbs Trade Jabs As Primary Heats Up, Ocean Backs Richter - Local Reporters Describe Primary As "Nasty" * * * The NJ-03 GOP primary is turning into a drag down, dirty, chaotic mess. In case you can't keep up, David Richter, the district-shopping flip-flopper, dropped out of his race against fake Republican Jefferson Van Drew in NJ-02 earlier this year. Richter's de  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on March 10 after meeting with Republican senators: THE PRESIDENT: So we just had a great meeting. Tremendous unity in the Republican Party. And we're working on a lot of different things. We've also had some very good updates on the virus. That's working out very smoothly. Tremendous people. It's a tremendous task force. They have done a great job -- not a good job, a great job. As you know, it's about 600 cases, it's about   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) condemned House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-4) for spreading xenophobic language and endangering Asian Americans. "It's completely unacceptable and reckless for any member of Congress, let alone the leader of the Republican Party, to use xenophobic and racist dog whistles. Leader McCarthy and Rep. Gosar know better," said   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following statement after the Republican National Committee responded to the committee's request to halt census communications in electronic and paper form: "I'm pleased the Republican Party agreed to stop producing and distributing fake Census communications that could harm the accuracy of the 2020 Census. The Census determines how we distribute more than a trillion doll  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 13 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on March 12 by Chairman James Dickey: My Fellow Texas Republicans, We sent an update earlier this week regarding Coronavirus (CoVid-19) and its potential impact on our State Convention in Houston. Although that email was sent Tuesday, there have been significant developments since then. Yesterday the City of Houston and Harris County issued respective emergency and disaster declarations due to the first ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news on March 11: * * * - Graves & Carter Applaud U.S. Reduction in Carbon Emissions, and Discuss Need for Additional Common Sense Steps to Combat Climate Change * * * Two GOP leaders of the House Select Climate Committee appeared yesterday morning before a breakfast discussion of The Ripon Society, where they discussed why it is important for Republicans to put forward common sense solutions to address climate change, and the ap  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Republican National Committee responded to the Committee's request to halt all deceptive census communications in electronic and paper form: "I'm pleased the Republican Party agreed to stop producing and distributing fake Census communications that could harm the accuracy of the 2020   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 10, on For the People Act: H.R. 1--this past Sunday marked one year since the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act. This bill takes urgent and long overdue steps to renew our democracy. It will reverse the corrupting effects of Citizens United. It will restore protections for voting. And it will take aim at Washington's culture of cor  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 9 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news release: The new Virginia House Democratic majority is celebrating a historic legislative session. Democrats have passed new legislation tackling vital issues such as strengthening gun violence prevention, raising the minimum wage, widening protections for the LGBTQ+ community, expanding access to voting, protecting the environment, decriminalizing marijuana use, and repealing racially discriminatory language   more