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DGA Statement on Proposed Funding Cuts to CHIP

Today, Washington Gov. and DGA Chair Jay Inslee released the following statement on the possible U.S. House vote next week on the Trump administration’s plan to cut funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program: “President Trump’s proposal to slash approximately $7 billion from the Children’s Health Insurance Program would threaten the health of our children and the…

Medicaid Expansion Driving a Wedge Between DeWine and Kasich

Tension Rising After Kasich Endorsement Snub The awkward dance between Mike DeWine and John Kasich is just beginning. Gov. Kasich is “drawing a line in the sand” on the preservation of Medicaid expansion and is withholding his endorsement. It seems like he may have noticed DeWine’s less than friendly rhetoric towards his administration’s policies. From the Columbus Dispatch report:…

Why Hasn’t Rauner Held Anyone Accountable for Botched Quincy Response?

WBEZ Story Begs Question – Why Is Rauner Allowing IDVA Director Jeffries to Resign Instead of Firing Her? Yesterday, WBEZ reported that the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs “failed to effectively notify all employees” at the Quincy Veterans Home about the 2015 deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak and had been “formally rebuked” by another one of Governor Bruce Rauner’s…

ICYMI: WCIA Profiles On-Going GOP Feud Between Rauner and Ives

Ives: “We’ve got a fight going on” Yesterday, WCIA reported on the Illinois GOP Party Chairman fight that’s serving as a continuation of the feud between Governor Bruce Rauner and state Representative Jeanne Ives. In the report, Ives said that the Illinois Republican Party is far from unified and claimed Rauner and his allies “dismissed…

New Bombshell Report Finds Rauner Admin Failed to Inform Quincy Staff about Outbreak

#TBT Video: Rauner Said Prior Quincy Staff Testimony was “False” and “Politically Motivated” A few months ago, Governor Bruce Rauner appeared before the Herald & Review Editorial Board and criticized recent Quincy Veterans Home workers’ testimony as “false” and “politically motivated attacks.” Workers testified the state failed to inform them about the 2015 Legionnaires’ outbreak…

GOP Unity Watch: Kasich Refuses to Endorse DeWine

Latest News May 09, 2018

GOP Unity Watch: Kasich Refuses to Endorse DeWine

John Kasich: “I’m very concerned about Medicaid expansion” Mike DeWine: “It will not exist as we know it” When it comes to party unity, Mike DeWine and the Ohio Republicans have a tough road ahead. At a press conference earlier today, Republican Gov. John Kasich refused to endorse his party’s new nominee. When asked about…

ICYMI: New Report Shows Walker’s Wisconsin Bested By Minnesota

Latest News May 09, 2018

ICYMI: New Report Shows Walker’s Wisconsin Bested By Minnesota

Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on a new study that compared the economies of Wisconsin and Minnesota and found, “on a multitude of key measures, Minnesota’s economic performance over the past seven years has been markedly better than that of its neighbor to the east.” The report highlights multiple indicators by which Minnesota’s economy is outpacing that of Wisconsin…

DGA Launches ‘Crooked Mike’ Website

Latest News May 09, 2018

DGA Launches ‘Crooked Mike’ Website

Mike DeWine Has Put Himself And His Donors Before Ohio Families For 42 years Today, the DGA launched CrookedMike.com on the first day of the general election in Ohio. CrookedMike.com provides a detailed look into the culture of corruption that has followed Mike DeWine for his 42 year political career. This year alone, two new…

Rauner Courts “Nativist Extremist” Leader

Latest News May 09, 2018

Rauner Courts “Nativist Extremist” Leader

Rauner Called Out by Fellow Republican for Courting Anti-Immigrant Extremist Yesterday, the Northwest Herald reported that Governor Bruce Rauner recently met with McHenry Country GOP leaders, including Diane Evertsen, former President of the “nativist extremist” group Minutemen Midwest. The Southern Poverty Law Center labeled them a “nativist extremist” group from 2007 to 2010 for writings that warned of a…

Does Governor Kim Reynolds Agree Dave Jamison’s Alleged Actions Are “Minor Improprieties”?

Latest News May 09, 2018

Does Governor Kim Reynolds Agree Dave Jamison’s Alleged Actions Are “Minor Improprieties”?

Yesterday, the Des Moines Register reported that the chair of the board of the Iowa Finance Authority called former IFA Director Dave Jamison’s alleged misdeeds “some minor improprieties.” Jamison, a long time friend and ally of Governor Kim Reynolds, was fired earlier this spring over disturbing allegations of sexual harassment at the agency. Reynolds initially refused to…

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The Latest

DGA Statement on Proposed Funding Cuts to CHIP

Medicaid Expansion Driving a Wedge Between DeWine and Kasich

Why Hasn’t Rauner Held Anyone Accountable for Botched Quincy Response?

ICYMI: WCIA Profiles On-Going GOP Feud Between Rauner and Ives

New Bombshell Report Finds Rauner Admin Failed to Inform Quincy Staff about Outbreak

GOP Unity Watch: Kasich Refuses to Endorse DeWine

ICYMI: New Report Shows Walker’s Wisconsin Bested By Minnesota

DGA Launches ‘Crooked Mike’ Website

Rauner Courts “Nativist Extremist” Leader

Does Governor Kim Reynolds Agree Dave Jamison’s Alleged Actions Are “Minor Improprieties”?