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ICYMI: Gov. Tom Wolf Pens Op-Ed Reminding Americans Democratic Governors Are The Last Line of Defense on the ACA

“Democratic governors may be the last thing standing between Donald Trump and Americans’ right to accessible, affordable health care.” Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, could be the deciding vote on a slate of important cases the Court is expected to take up this fall, including the Affordable Care Act. Yesterday, Gov. Tom…

ICYMI: Kansas City Mayor Endorses Nicole Galloway For Governor, Rebuking Parson’s COVID-19 Response

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas endorsed Nicole Galloway for governor on Monday, citing Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s failed pandemic response as a stark point of contrast between the two candidates. Lucas has been working with Parson on the COVID-19 pandemic, but he said Galloway would follow facts and science when responding to the virus. In…

Salango Soundly Defeats Justice in Debate

Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango tonight delivered a sound victory in the only gubernatorial debate of the cycle. While highlighting his record of fighting for West Virginia’s families, Ben went after Gov. Jim Justice’s four years of failure in office. Since his election four years ago, Jim Justice has failed to show up for West…

Every State, Every Vote Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration To End Census Count Prematurely

Latest News Oct 13, 2020

Every State, Every Vote Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration To End Census Count Prematurely

Today, the Supreme Court blocked an order from the Northern District of California requiring the Trump administration to continue its Census gathering efforts, allowing the Trump administration to end the count early. Truncating the deadline could significantly harm historically undercounted and underfunded communities and result in an inaccurate Census count. A complete and accurate count…

DGA Releases Statement on Alleged Second Plot Against Gov. Ralph Northam

Latest News Oct 13, 2020

DGA Releases Statement on Alleged Second Plot Against Gov. Ralph Northam

Today, an FBI agent testified that the men who planned to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed “taking out” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. This news comes after months of vitriolic comments hurled at both governors by President Trump. DGA Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy released the following statement: “This new development is extremely…

DGA-Backed Group Releases New Ad In Montana

Latest News Oct 13, 2020

DGA-Backed Group Releases New Ad In Montana

Good Jobs MT, an independent organization backed by the Democratic Governors Association, released a new ad in Montana, “As In.” The ad highlights how New Jersey multi-millionaire Greg Gianforte is out-of-touch with Montanans. Gianforte pushed for a statewide sales tax and said “the fairest tax is the one you pay and I don’t.” That’s greedy. …

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad In Missouri

Latest News Oct 13, 2020

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad In Missouri

A Stronger Missouri, an independent organization backed by the Democratic Governors Association, released a new TV ad in Missouri, “Wrong Way.” Coronavirus cases in Missouri are heading the wrong way, and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is taking the state the wrong way on health care. Under Parson, 100,000 children lost their health care coverage. Parson…

Nineteen Days After Testing Positive For COVID-19, Gov. Mike Parson Continues Maskless In-Person Campaigning and Lying to the Public

After testing positive for the virus and dealing with an outbreak in his office and his household, it doesn’t appear Mike Parson has learned his lesson – he returned to the campaign trail this weekend, attending an event in Buchanan County maskless. It’s been nineteen days since Parson tested positive for COVID-19, and he’s still…

Govs On Deck – October 12, 2020

Govs on Deck Oct 12, 2020

Govs On Deck – October 12, 2020

It’s Monday. Time for another edition of “Govs on Deck!” As a reminder, your favorite newsletter comes out on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As always, questions or suggestions? Send me a note at amestoy@dga.net. You can find us all on Twitter too – @A_Tall_Turner, @CEAmestoy, @JerusalemDemsas, and @andersonkayjay. We want this to be helpful, so let us know what other info/what other formats you’d like to…

ICYMI: More Than 100 Health Professionals Urge Greg Gianforte To Stop His “Reckless Behavior”

“Mr. Gianforte – this isn’t a joke – it is nothing less than a matter of life or death.” Over the weekend, a group of more than 100 health professionals wrote an open letter to Republican gubernatorial nominee Greg Gianforte urging him to stop his reckless behavior and “start taking this pandemic seriously.” Gianforte has…

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ICYMI: Gov. Tom Wolf Pens Op-Ed Reminding Americans Democratic Governors Are The Last Line of Defense on the ACA

ICYMI: Kansas City Mayor Endorses Nicole Galloway For Governor, Rebuking Parson’s COVID-19 Response

Salango Soundly Defeats Justice in Debate

Every State, Every Vote Responds to Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration To End Census Count Prematurely

DGA Releases Statement on Alleged Second Plot Against Gov. Ralph Northam

DGA-Backed Group Releases New Ad In Montana

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad In Missouri

Nineteen Days After Testing Positive For COVID-19, Gov. Mike Parson Continues Maskless In-Person Campaigning and Lying to the Public

Govs On Deck – October 12, 2020

ICYMI: More Than 100 Health Professionals Urge Greg Gianforte To Stop His “Reckless Behavior”