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Hood Shows He’ll Fight To Cut Working Families’ Taxes In Rural Grocery Store Stop

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Hood Shows He’ll Fight To Cut Working Families’ Taxes In Rural Grocery Store Stop

Yesterday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Hood stopped at a locally owned grocery store in Indianola, highlighting his campaign promise to cut the grocery tax. Mississippi is one of three states fully taxing groceries at the same rate as the sales tax. Many states have slashed this tax because it burdens working families and hurts the…

NEW POLL: Beshear Up By 9 Points Against Bevin

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NEW POLL: Beshear Up By 9 Points Against Bevin

Poll comes as Bevin feuds with teachers, his hand-picked lieutenant governor, and GOP primary opponent in the past week A new poll from Clarity Campaign Labs on behalf of the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) shows Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear with a 48-39 lead against Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. According to Clarity Campaign Labs,…

Chris Sununu Calls In Gerrymandering King Scott Walker To Defend His Election Rigging

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Chris Sununu Calls In Gerrymandering King Scott Walker To Defend His Election Rigging

Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s defense for his recent veto of a bill creating an independent nonpartisan redistricting commission in a Concord Monitor op-ed. It’s beyond parody. Scott Walker applauded Sununu for not listening to “out-of-state interests.” Where did Walker pen this op-ed from? D.C.? Aspen? Wisconsin? Walker…

DGA Statement On Jay Inslee’s Announcement He Is Running For Re-Election 

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DGA Statement On Jay Inslee’s Announcement He Is Running For Re-Election 

  Today, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s announcement that he is running for re-election: “Gov. Jay Inslee is a tremendous leader and his decision to run for re-election is good news for Washington’s families. He is a national leader on tackling climate change, building…

ICYMI: Conservative Publisher And Columnist Bashes Campaigns Of Abraham, Rispone

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ICYMI: Conservative Publisher And Columnist Bashes Campaigns Of Abraham, Rispone

Abraham and Rispone “appear to be competing with one another to see which candidate can put the worst commercial on television” In case you missed it, Ouachita Citizen publisher and columnist Sam Hanna Jr. wrote a blistering takedown of Republican Louisiana gubernatorial candidates Rep. Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone. Hanna issues both of them a…

Bevin Kicks Off New School Year By Insulting Teachers

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Bevin Kicks Off New School Year By Insulting Teachers

It’s a new school year, and Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin kicked it off by insulting teachers…again. In a radio interview this morning, Bevin suggested that teachers protested his anti-education agenda as a way to get paid time off work. Um… what? This comes just a few days after Bevin’s administration controversially ruled that over 1,000…

SHOT/CHASER: Special Bevin/Hampton Courtroom “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Edition

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SHOT/CHASER: Special Bevin/Hampton Courtroom “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” Edition

Friends don’t describe friends as “dark forces” SHOT: A lawyer representing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin characterized the lawsuit Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton filed against Bevin as a “minor disagreement between two friends.”  CHASER: Lt. Gov. Hampton: “My friends don’t treat me this way.”

Govs On Deck – August 19, 2019

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Govs On Deck – August 19, 2019

Good Monday morning! Welcome to this week’s edition of “Govs on Deck” – the weekly tip sheet dedicated to keeping you informed about what is happening in Democratic governors’ offices around the country. Questions or suggestions? Send me a note at amestoy@dga.net. You can find us all on Twitter too – @A_Tall_Turner, @CEAmestoy, and @MichBeyer.…

DGA Releases Statement On Dan Forest’s Gubernatorial Announcement, Launches New Video, “The Cost”

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DGA Releases Statement On Dan Forest’s Gubernatorial Announcement, Launches New Video, “The Cost”

Today, the Democratic Governors Association released the following statement regarding North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s announcement that he is running for governor and launched a new video, “The Cost.” Forest now joins State Rep. Holly Grange in the Republican primary. “Forest can run but he can’t hide from his extreme record as ‘chief architect’…

Bevin’s Lt. Gov. Is Suing Him, Taking Their Feud Into The Courtroom

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Bevin’s Lt. Gov. Is Suing Him, Taking Their Feud Into The Courtroom

Today, the feud between Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his handpicked Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton reached a new battleground: the courtroom. Hampton is suing Bevin over the unauthorized firings that have locked their offices into a months-long bitter spat. Last week, Hampton said she never talked to Bevin about the dismissals and that she is…

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