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Govs Get It Done: Oregon Governor Kate Brown Adds $1 Billion to Public School Classrooms

The Student Success Act increases funding for Oregon’s public schools to improve education for every child statewide Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown yesterday ceremonially signed the Student Success Act, adding $1 billion to classrooms every year. The bill, which was decades in the making, was passed by the legislature in May. The Student Success Act…

Govs Get It Done: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Receives Praise for Clean Energy Proposal

“The governor’s commitment and leadership in this area are to be commended, as are the efforts of the professionals at the state Department of Environmental Quality” – Winston-Salem Journal Editorial Board Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is being praised for his leadership in combating climate change. Last year, Gov. Cooper signed an executive order…

DGA Statement on Jim Neely’s Gubernatorial Announcement In Missouri

Today, Democratic Governors Association Communications Director David Turner released the following statement regarding state Rep. Jim Neely’s announcement that he is running for governor of Missouri: “Mike Parson earned this primary challenge because of his record serving wealthy special interests instead of working Missourians. The Missouri GOP is deeply divided and will now have to…

DGA Releases Statement on Mississippi GOP Gubernatorial Primary Results, Launches New Website: TateForTate.com

Today, Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on the results from Mississippi’s GOP primary election for governor: “Reeves was supposed to skate through the primary but instead he is barely limping out of this runoff. Despite spending millions of dollars and having the top job in the state legislature, Reeves…

ICYMI: WRAL Chastises NC GOP’s Excuses For Delaying Medicaid Expansion As “Cruel” And “Phony”

Latest News Aug 27, 2019

ICYMI: WRAL Chastises NC GOP’s Excuses For Delaying Medicaid Expansion As “Cruel” And “Phony”

WRAL Editorial Board: “End the excuses, stop the delays. Discuss and approve Medicaid expansion now.” In case you missed it, WRAL’s Editorial Board chastised North Carolina Republicans for refusing to expand Medicaid, which would cover over 500,000 North Carolinians. Gov. Roy Cooper proposed Medicaid expansion in his budget but for 50 days North Carolina Republicans…

ICYMI: Bevin Insults 40 Percent Of Kentucky Republicans Who Voted For Robert Goforth

Latest News Aug 27, 2019

ICYMI: Bevin Insults 40 Percent Of Kentucky Republicans Who Voted For Robert Goforth

In case you missed it, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin couldn’t help but insult his GOP primary challenger, who won nearly 40 percent of the vote in the party’s primary. Bevin said state Rep. Robert Goforth is “a name so easily forgotten.” Bevin’s “outreach by insult” strategy certainly spells trouble for bringing Goforth’s 100,000 supporters into…

ICYMI: Parson Blasted For Calling Special “Session For Special Interests”

Latest News Aug 27, 2019

ICYMI: Parson Blasted For Calling Special “Session For Special Interests”

In case you missed it, the Kansas City Star Editorial Board blasted Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson for calling a special session for special interests instead of addressing critical issues like gun violence and Medicaid reform. A classic career politician, Parson now supports the same background checks he voted to eliminate in 2016. Parson…

ICYMI: Sununu Called Out In Washington Post For “Pure Power Grab” Veto Of Independent Redistricting Commission

Latest News Aug 27, 2019

ICYMI: Sununu Called Out In Washington Post For “Pure Power Grab” Veto Of Independent Redistricting Commission

Sununu a “self-serving politician who stands in the way” In case you missed it, Josh Douglas, a renowned expert on election reform and voting rights, called out New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s nonsensical veto of an independent redistricting commission as a “pure power grab” and “nonsense” in the Washington Post. Douglas breaks down Sununu’s flawed…

Millionaires In Vermont Are Doing Great Under Phil Scott. Working Vermonters? Not So Much.

A new report shows that under Vermont Gov. Phil Scott’s watch the gap between millionaires and working Vermonters is increasing. Millionaires are enjoying 40 percent more income than they did in 2016 while working Vermonters’ incomes have decreased. Phil Scott’s done his part to widen the gap between millionaires and working Vermonters. He slashed the…

Govs Get It Done: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Receiving Praise For Taking Bold Action To Prevent Gun Violence

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is receiving praise for his bold executive actions to combat gun violence. After an armed suspect shot and wounded six police officers during a standoff in Philadelphia and the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh killed 11 people, Gov. Wolf took action to address gun violence by signing…

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Govs Get It Done: Oregon Governor Kate Brown Adds $1 Billion to Public School Classrooms

Govs Get It Done: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Receives Praise for Clean Energy Proposal

DGA Statement on Jim Neely’s Gubernatorial Announcement In Missouri

DGA Releases Statement on Mississippi GOP Gubernatorial Primary Results, Launches New Website: TateForTate.com

ICYMI: WRAL Chastises NC GOP’s Excuses For Delaying Medicaid Expansion As “Cruel” And “Phony”

ICYMI: Bevin Insults 40 Percent Of Kentucky Republicans Who Voted For Robert Goforth

ICYMI: Parson Blasted For Calling Special “Session For Special Interests”

ICYMI: Sununu Called Out In Washington Post For “Pure Power Grab” Veto Of Independent Redistricting Commission

Millionaires In Vermont Are Doing Great Under Phil Scott. Working Vermonters? Not So Much.

Govs Get It Done: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Receiving Praise For Taking Bold Action To Prevent Gun Violence