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Just After Deadly Parkland Shooting, Fung Took Max-Out Donation From PAC Opposed to Gun Safety Reform

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Just After Deadly Parkland Shooting, Fung Took Max-Out Donation From PAC Opposed to Gun Safety Reform

One month after 17 high school students were killed and 17 more were injured in the devastating shooting at Parkland High School, Mayor Allan Fung accepted a max-out donation from the Rhode Island Second Amendment PAC, an organization dedicated to blocking common sense gun safety reform. “While Governor Raimondo was taking swift action after the…

Walker’s Latest Trump Two-Step Attempt Falls Flat

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Walker’s Latest Trump Two-Step Attempt Falls Flat

Will Walker Campaign With Trump? Depends When You Ask Governor Scott Walker has now spent years trying to have it every possible way when it comes to President Donald Trump, so you think he’d be better at it by now. But just days after the New York Times reported that Walker “has told associates he is unlikely…

Reynolds Can’t Escape Questions About Her Bungled Response to Sexual Harassment

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Reynolds Can’t Escape Questions About Her Bungled Response to Sexual Harassment

More than five weeks after Governor Kim Reynolds fired her longtime friend and ally for what she called “credible allegations of sexual harassment,” she’s been unable to escape tough questions about her mishandling of the situation and complete lack of transparency. At a press conference yesterday, every single question Reynolds was asked had to do with Jamison’s firing…

The Curious Case Of Mike DeWine And Donald Trump

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The Curious Case Of Mike DeWine And Donald Trump

Will He Show Up To Cleveland This Saturday? When it comes to Donald Trump, Mike DeWine seems confused. After months of going back and forth with Mary Taylor over who was sufficiently devoted to President Trump, the big man himself made a visit to Richfield, Ohio a few weeks ago. And while Mary Taylor made…

ICYMI: GOP Candidates In Legal Trouble Borrow From Trump Playbook: Blame Obama!

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ICYMI: GOP Candidates In Legal Trouble Borrow From Trump Playbook: Blame Obama!

In case you missed it, Talking Points Memo is out with a new story on Adam Putnam’s strategy when on defense: blame Obama. Last week, Putnam tried to pin his farm’s history of wages violations “Obama regulators crawling around [his family’s] lower intestine” when in fact, the investigation was started under President Bush. Seems like…

VIDEO: Oregon GOP Primary Escalates from “Bickering” to “Street Fight” and “War”

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VIDEO: Oregon GOP Primary Escalates from “Bickering” to “Street Fight” and “War”

While Oregon’s Republican primary for governor has long been a contentious and ugly race to the right, candidate Sam Carpenter recently amped up the conflict even more. While speaking with the Benton County Republican Women, Carpenter told his fellow candidates “I’m not bickering with you guys anymore,” and labeled the GOP primary contest “a street fight,” and “war.” “Whichever…

Rauner Blows Deadline on Quincy Plan, Invests in PR Strategy Instead

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Rauner Blows Deadline on Quincy Plan, Invests in PR Strategy Instead

Rauner Team Misses Deadline on Plan for Veterans, But Took Time to Produce 35-Page Manifesto on ‘Misconceptions’ About Response On Friday, Governor Bruce Rauner’s staff blew a deadline to deliver the legislature a plan on the future of the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home. When Rauner first announced in January that his team would put together a plan, the fact…

TIMELINE: Governor Kim Reynolds Mishandles Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Her Friend and Ally

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TIMELINE: Governor Kim Reynolds Mishandles Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Her Friend and Ally

 New Allegations of Sexual Harassment, Fiscal Mismanagement in Reynolds Administration As Governor Kim Reynolds continues to bungle her response to alleged sexual harassment within her Administration, the DGA has put together a timeline cheat sheet to help interested parties follow just what is going on in Iowa. Governor Reynolds has stonewalled and refused to provide…

Rauner Unity Watch: GOP Infighting Spreads to Chair (Day 37)

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Rauner Unity Watch: GOP Infighting Spreads to Chair (Day 37)

Governor Bruce Rauner’s attempts at party unity hit another snag yesterday as the fight over the Illinois GOP got legal. Natasha Korecki of POLITICO Illinois reported that party “infighting” has “spilled into the race for Illinois Republican Party chairman” and “opening a new divide in a state party that just can’t heal itself.” So far, Rauner’s…

In New Ad, Templeton Slams Politicians Who ‘Self-Deal,’ Forgets to Look in the Mirror

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In New Ad, Templeton Slams Politicians Who ‘Self-Deal,’ Forgets to Look in the Mirror

Templeton Took Cushy No-Bid Contract From DHEC, the Day After She Resigned  South Carolina Republican Catherine Templeton is not the great ethics reformer she wants you to think she is. In her new ad, Templeton attacks Columbia insiders who use the system to “self-deal” and line their pockets:  “We will stop allowing legislators to appoint…

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