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Give and You Shall Receive: Parson Rewards Super PAC Donor With Top Appointment

Yesterday, GOP Gov. Mike Parson proved yet again just what a loyal friend he is to those who support his campaign and his Jefferson City buddies. Parson named hth companies inc. CEO Greg Hoberock to the University of Missouri Board of Curators, the governing board for the four-campus system. Hoberock has been a significant supporter…

Sununu Unscripted: Days Preceding State of the State, Chris Sununu Goes On Media Tour Defending Trump’s Harmful Agenda

Chris Sununu will give a pre-scripted and poll-tested speech this evening at the State of the State, but his off the cuff banter on his media tour this week is all New Hampshire needs to know about him. Sununu spent the last few days defending Donald Trump’s attacks on the Affordable Care Act, refusing to…

Get the Popcorn, Thrasher’s Anti-Justice Ads Have Begun

Latest News Feb 11, 2020

Get the Popcorn, Thrasher’s Anti-Justice Ads Have Begun

“Let’s face it. The governor was more focused on his companies than you.” – Woody Thrasher Grab that blanket, a bowl of popcorn, and get comfy – the Thrasher v. Justice campaign ads in the West Virginia GOP gubernatorial primary have begun. And if the first ad is any indication, we are in for a…

Super PAC Spends Early to Prop Up Vulnerable Mike Parson as Galloway Gains Support and Greitens’ Footsteps Louden

Latest News Feb 11, 2020

Super PAC Spends Early to Prop Up Vulnerable Mike Parson as Galloway Gains Support and Greitens’ Footsteps Louden

It’s clear – Mike Parson and his allies are worried about his reelection chances. As Nicole Galloway continues to pick up support and Eric Greitens’ footsteps grow louder as filing nears, a Parson-supporting Super PAC has gone up on air, spending $650,000 to try and prop up the governor. For an incumbent governor, the ad…

Phil Scott Abandons Working Families Again

Latest News Feb 11, 2020

Phil Scott Abandons Working Families Again

Yesterday, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a minimum wage increase again for the second time while in office. The legislation would have raised the state’s minimum wage from $10.96 to $12.55 per hour over the next two years, giving the thousands of Vermonters in a minimum wage job a much-deserved raise. But Phil Scott said no.…

As Trump Attempts To Interfere In New Hampshire Democratic Primary, Chris Sununu Welcomes Him With Open Arms

Latest News Feb 11, 2020

As Trump Attempts To Interfere In New Hampshire Democratic Primary, Chris Sununu Welcomes Him With Open Arms

Trump Campaign Admits They Wanted Secret Service To Disrupt Granite Staters Ability To Move Around State’s Most Populous City After being dogged by the New Hampshire GOP’s criminal interference in the democratic process, Chris Sununu is turning a blind eye to Donald Trump’s attempts to interfere in the New Hampshire primary. Trump campaign officials admitted…

What A Neighbor: Phil Scott Learned How To Sell His Paid Family Leave Veto From Chris Sununu

This week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott fundraised off his veto of a paid family leave bill. Scott learned how to sell vetoes from neighboring New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who was caught auctioning off his copy of a paid family veto to the highest bidder this summer. Sununu callously said, “Is this legal? I’m selling…

Release of Audit Shows RGA and Missouri Republicans Attempted An Unprecedented Campaign To Muddy The Waters And Protect Governor Parson

State Auditor Nicole Galloway demands transparency and accountability in government, and that’s scaring Missouri’s Republicans and their special-interest friends. Today’s release of the close-out audit of former AG Josh Hawley’s office, as requested by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, proved that Missouri’s legislative Republicans and the RGA’s attempts to discredit the report before it was…

“I don’t think so at all”: North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Admits Republicans Have No Good Message On Health Care

Dan Forest Opposes Medicaid Expansion, Has No Plan For Health Care North Carolina Lt. Gov Dan Forest, currently leading in the race to become the Republican nominee for governor, today admitted that Republicans have no good message on health care. Forest, unsurprisingly, has no plan of his own. The following exchange aired in an interview…

ICYMI: The Billings Gazette Cites Greg Gianforte’s Violent Assault As Example Of “Dangerous Path” Montana Faces If Anti-American Rhetoric Continues

Earlier today, the Democratic Governors Association called on Greg Gianforte to disavow the false and anti-American claim by Montana Republican lawmaker Rodney Garcia that the Constitution calls for shooting people with different political opinions. Now, The Billings Gazette’s Editorial Board has made it clear that “suggesting violence is acceptable puts us on a dangerous path”…

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Give and You Shall Receive: Parson Rewards Super PAC Donor With Top Appointment

Sununu Unscripted: Days Preceding State of the State, Chris Sununu Goes On Media Tour Defending Trump’s Harmful Agenda

Get the Popcorn, Thrasher’s Anti-Justice Ads Have Begun

Super PAC Spends Early to Prop Up Vulnerable Mike Parson as Galloway Gains Support and Greitens’ Footsteps Louden

Phil Scott Abandons Working Families Again

As Trump Attempts To Interfere In New Hampshire Democratic Primary, Chris Sununu Welcomes Him With Open Arms

What A Neighbor: Phil Scott Learned How To Sell His Paid Family Leave Veto From Chris Sununu

Release of Audit Shows RGA and Missouri Republicans Attempted An Unprecedented Campaign To Muddy The Waters And Protect Governor Parson

“I don’t think so at all”: North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Admits Republicans Have No Good Message On Health Care

ICYMI: The Billings Gazette Cites Greg Gianforte’s Violent Assault As Example Of “Dangerous Path” Montana Faces If Anti-American Rhetoric Continues