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BREAKING: Casey Cagle Got a Sweetheart Real Estate Deal From a Lobbyist

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BREAKING: Casey Cagle Got a Sweetheart Real Estate Deal From a Lobbyist

A new bombshell report from the New York Times details how Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle used his relationship with a lobbyist to get a sweetheart real estate deal just before he started his first run for governor. According to the report, Cagle purchased an apartment from a powerful lobbyist at 24% below the appraised market…

Corruption Is the Driving Force Behind The McMaster Mutiny

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Corruption Is the Driving Force Behind The McMaster Mutiny

McMaster’s Ties to Statehouse Corruption Cost Him Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant and Catherine Templeton Endorsements If anyone thought Gov. Henry McMaster had an easy path to winning this runoff, they were sorely mistaken. Today, two of his former opponents, Lt. Governor Kevin Bryant and Catherine Templeton, announced their endorsement of McMaster’s opponent John Warren. See…

Rauner’s Newest Twist: Tornadoes to Blame for Deaths at Quincy Veterans’ Home

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Rauner’s Newest Twist: Tornadoes to Blame for Deaths at Quincy Veterans’ Home

Rauner Admin Previously Sought to Spin Legionnaires’ Outbreak onto U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth Governor Bruce Rauner really outdid himself this time. Yesterday, Rauner linked “tornadoes” to the 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that killed 12 people at the state-run Veterans’ Home. Rauner’s response to the outbreak has been questioned for months, and yesterday’s statement is…

BREAKING IN RI: Fung Caught in New ’No Rent’ Disclosure Scandal

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BREAKING IN RI: Fung Caught in New ’No Rent’ Disclosure Scandal

In a breaking scandal in Rhode Island, WPRI reported last night that Cranston Mayor Allan Fung paid no rent for his campaign office in 2016 and improperly reported several other campaign transactions in his campaign filings. See excerpts from WPRI’s report below or read more online HERE Republican gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung wound up making no…

DGA Unveils New Website, WhoOwnsAdam.com

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DGA Unveils New Website, WhoOwnsAdam.com

Meet Adam Laxalt: Bought and Paid For By Fringe, Far-right Special Interests Today, the Democratic Governors Association unveiled WhoOwnsAdam.com, a website dedicated to exposing Adam Laxalt’s priorities: his donors and special interests. It’s clear from his record that Adam Laxalt will always put his donors and special interests before Nevada’s families. It’s why he refuses…

DGA Calls on Pawlenty to Say Whether or Not He Will Attend Trump Rally

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DGA Calls on Pawlenty to Say Whether or Not He Will Attend Trump Rally

Tim Pawlenty Snubbed GOP Activists, Will He Snub Trump Too? Once, Tim Pawlenty liked to talk about courage – a lot – but pretty much nobody believed him and his presidential campaign, which got hoodwinked by his campaign manager and fizzled out. Now, after defiantly calling Donald Trump ‘uninformed,’ ‘unfit’ and ‘unhinged,’ he wants to…

Tim Pawlenty Agrees With Most Of Trump’s Policies, Will He Back Gutting Pre-Existing Conditions?

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Tim Pawlenty Agrees With Most Of Trump’s Policies, Will He Back Gutting Pre-Existing Conditions?

While the #mprraccoon performed heroics on Minnesota Public Radio’s airwaves, Tim Pawlenty performed much less impressive – but equally dizzying – feats of spin on MPR. Pawlenty gave an interview today to MPR about the state of the race and President Trump coming to Duluth. In response to a question about calling the President  ‘uninformed,’…

MEMO: Special Elections Spell Trouble For Scott Walker–Again

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MEMO: Special Elections Spell Trouble For Scott Walker–Again

MEMO TO: Interested Parties FROM: DGA Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson DATE: June 13, 2018 RE: Special Elections Spell Trouble For Scott Walker–Again Last night’s crushing defeat for Scott Walker in a Wisconsin special election is just the latest in a string of bad news for the embattled Governor attempting to run for a third term…

Fung Won’t Protect Rhode Islanders’ Health Care—Again

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Fung Won’t Protect Rhode Islanders’ Health Care—Again

Yesterday, Mayor Allan Fung confirmed that he would not stand up to protect health care for Rhode Island families. When asked yesterday by WPRI whether he supported the Trump Administration’s moves that would allow insurers to deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, he refused to comment. 463,000 Rhode Islanders could potentially lose their access to health care…

Flashback: Rauner Visit to the University of Illinois Ended in Protest Two Years Ago

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Flashback: Rauner Visit to the University of Illinois Ended in Protest Two Years Ago

Rauner Returns to Campus to Survey Damage Done by Budget Impasse Today, Governor Bruce Rauner visits the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where a similar visit was greeted by student protesters two years ago over the state’s budget impasse.  “Several events” were “interrupted” by the protesters, forcing Rauner to leave “earlier than planned.” USA Today…

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