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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

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

Latest News Aug 23, 2018

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

Latest News Aug 23, 2018

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…

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad in Maine

Latest News Aug 23, 2018

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad in Maine

Today, A Better Maine, an independent organization backed by the Democratic Governors Association released a new ad, “First Day.” The ad highlights Maine Attorney General Janet Mills’ education record, taking on fraud and using settlement money to start a new jobs skills training program. The ad also highlights Mills’ plans to invest in public schools,…

Day 156: Ives “Not Surprised” That Rauner’s Polling Poorly with Conservatives

Latest News Aug 23, 2018

Day 156: Ives “Not Surprised” That Rauner’s Polling Poorly with Conservatives

Ives Said Rauner Still Had Not Reached Out to Talk It’s been 156 days since Governor Bruce Rauner barley survived a conservative revolt lead by state Representative Jeanne Ives, but the Chicago Tribune reported a new poll “indicates that the divide continues” and Ives is “not surprised.” At a press conference yesterday, Ives was asked about a recent…

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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

DGA-Backed Group Launches New Ad in Maine

Day 156: Ives “Not Surprised” That Rauner’s Polling Poorly with Conservatives