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Rauner’s New Ad Reminds Voters He’s Got “Zero” Done in Office

Latest News Aug 28, 2018

Rauner’s New Ad Reminds Voters He’s Got “Zero” Done in Office

Today, Governor Bruce Rauner launched a new ad that only served to remind voters of how little he’s accomplished in four years as Governor. The newest ad features Ron Wilson, who four years ago called out Rauner’s opponent for his negative ads and challenged him to “tell me what you got done. I see zero.” Four…

New Report: Walker Administration Fails to Account for Nearly 3,000 Wisconsin Sex Offenders

Latest News Aug 28, 2018

New Report: Walker Administration Fails to Account for Nearly 3,000 Wisconsin Sex Offenders

According to a new report by Wisconsin’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the Walker Administration does not have current information on nearly 3,000 Wisconsin sex offenders. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that 2,735 people convicted of sex crimes in Wisconsin are considered “non-compliant,” meaning they have failed to update their address, employer, or other key information with…

ICYMI: Rauner’s Old Investment Firm Co-Owns Company Linked to Cancer Risk for DuPage County Residents

Latest News Aug 28, 2018

ICYMI: Rauner’s Old Investment Firm Co-Owns Company Linked to Cancer Risk for DuPage County Residents

In case you missed it, the Chicago Tribune reported last night that a company co-owned by GTCR, Governor Bruce Rauner’s former investment firm, could be putting DuPage County residents at an elevated level of cancer risk. The EPA found that a gas used by the company Sterigenics was “far more dangerous than previously thought” and nearby residents faced…

Reynolds’ Botched Privatized Medicaid Scheme Costs Iowans Even More

Latest News Aug 28, 2018

Reynolds’ Botched Privatized Medicaid Scheme Costs Iowans Even More

Despite Cuts to Care, Reynolds Gives 7.5% Raise to Prop Up Privatized Medicaid Following a stream of horrific stories about her botched Medicaid privatization scheme, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced recently that she would be giving a raise to the private companies who run the program. This 7.5% raise will cost Iowans an additional $103…

On Eve of Election, Oklahoma GOP Runoff Sinks to ‘Lowest of Lows’

Stitt and Cornett “Clashed Angrily” Over Negative Ads and Nasty Campaigning Mayor Mick Cornett and businessman Kevin Stitt spent the final few weeks of the Oklahoma GOP runoff lobbinginsults and accusations at each other. The main point of contention? The nasty ads both campaigns have been running over the last month. Cornett has attacked Stitt…

MEMO: Governor Doug Ducey is Desperate Going Into General Election

In some elections, in order to see the whole picture, all you need to do is look at the numbers, and the story they tell about Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey re-election chances is not a pretty one. 59 percent of registered voters in Arizona believe someone other than Governor Ducey should be governor A 31…

DeWine Caught In the Middle of Kasich and Trump’s Nasty War

It might be August, but there’s an icy pall descending on Ohio via Air Force One. Donald Trump is campaigning for Ohio’s GOP candidates, but a looming figure over Ohio politics won’t be joining him: Governor John Kasich. Months of nasty tweets, Sunday shows, and op-eds have created a pretty awkward situation for the Ohio…

Rauner Calls for Trump’s Policies to be Replicated in Illinois

Rauner: “This Is the Greatest Place on Earth, Illinois, and We’re Going to Make It Great Again” How’s this for a lede in Illinois? “Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner praised President Donald Trump’s economic and trade policies at an agricultural candidate forum Wednesday and said they should be replicated in Illinois.” In a state that President Donald…

Oops He Did It Again: Fung Fails to Report Campaign Infomercial

A new report from the AP shows that Cranston Mayor Allan Fung failed to disclose an infomercial that promoted his campaign on local radio. This comes just weeks after Fung was the subject of multiple investigations for failing to pay rent on his campaign headquarters. Fung appeared on an hour-long radio show hosted by a…

Bob Stefanowski and Donald Trump Agree–Trump Deserves an A

Trump and Stefanowski on the Same Page Again It’s back to school season, and while most children get their grades from their teachers, Donald Trump gets graded by himself–or his admirers like Bob Stefanowski. This morning, Trump went on Fox News, and gave himself an “A+” for the first 19 months of his scandal-plagued, chaotic…

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Rauner’s New Ad Reminds Voters He’s Got “Zero” Done in Office

New Report: Walker Administration Fails to Account for Nearly 3,000 Wisconsin Sex Offenders

ICYMI: Rauner’s Old Investment Firm Co-Owns Company Linked to Cancer Risk for DuPage County Residents

Reynolds’ Botched Privatized Medicaid Scheme Costs Iowans Even More

On Eve of Election, Oklahoma GOP Runoff Sinks to ‘Lowest of Lows’

MEMO: Governor Doug Ducey is Desperate Going Into General Election

DeWine Caught In the Middle of Kasich and Trump’s Nasty War

Rauner Calls for Trump’s Policies to be Replicated in Illinois

Oops He Did It Again: Fung Fails to Report Campaign Infomercial

Bob Stefanowski and Donald Trump Agree–Trump Deserves an A