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Super PAC Spends Early to Prop Up Vulnerable Mike Parson as Galloway Gains Support and Greitens’ Footsteps Louden

It’s clear – Mike Parson and his allies are worried about his reelection chances. As Nicole Galloway continues to pick up support and Eric Greitens’ footsteps grow louder as filing nears, a Parson-supporting Super PAC has gone up on air, spending $650,000 to try and prop up the governor. For an incumbent governor, the ad…

Phil Scott Abandons Working Families Again

Yesterday, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a minimum wage increase again for the second time while in office. The legislation would have raised the state’s minimum wage from $10.96 to $12.55 per hour over the next two years, giving the thousands of Vermonters in a minimum wage job a much-deserved raise. But Phil Scott said no.…

As Trump Attempts To Interfere In New Hampshire Democratic Primary, Chris Sununu Welcomes Him With Open Arms

Trump Campaign Admits They Wanted Secret Service To Disrupt Granite Staters Ability To Move Around State’s Most Populous City After being dogged by the New Hampshire GOP’s criminal interference in the democratic process, Chris Sununu is turning a blind eye to Donald Trump’s attempts to interfere in the New Hampshire primary. Trump campaign officials admitted…

What A Neighbor: Phil Scott Learned How To Sell His Paid Family Leave Veto From Chris Sununu

This week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott fundraised off his veto of a paid family leave bill. Scott learned how to sell vetoes from neighboring New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who was caught auctioning off his copy of a paid family veto to the highest bidder this summer. Sununu callously said, “Is this legal? I’m selling…

Release of Audit Shows RGA and Missouri Republicans Attempted An Unprecedented Campaign To Muddy The Waters And Protect Governor Parson

State Auditor Nicole Galloway demands transparency and accountability in government, and that’s scaring Missouri’s Republicans and their special-interest friends. Today’s release of the close-out audit of former AG Josh Hawley’s office, as requested by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, proved that Missouri’s legislative Republicans and the RGA’s attempts to discredit the report before it was…

“I don’t think so at all”: North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Admits Republicans Have No Good Message On Health Care

Dan Forest Opposes Medicaid Expansion, Has No Plan For Health Care North Carolina Lt. Gov Dan Forest, currently leading in the race to become the Republican nominee for governor, today admitted that Republicans have no good message on health care. Forest, unsurprisingly, has no plan of his own. The following exchange aired in an interview…

ICYMI: The Billings Gazette Cites Greg Gianforte’s Violent Assault As Example Of “Dangerous Path” Montana Faces If Anti-American Rhetoric Continues

Earlier today, the Democratic Governors Association called on Greg Gianforte to disavow the false and anti-American claim by Montana Republican lawmaker Rodney Garcia that the Constitution calls for shooting people with different political opinions. Now, The Billings Gazette’s Editorial Board has made it clear that “suggesting violence is acceptable puts us on a dangerous path”…

After Legislator Calls for Shooting People with Different Political Opinions, DGA Calls on Greg Gianforte To Condemn Political Violence

Last week, a Republican lawmaker in Montana falsely said that the Constitution calls for the shooting or jailing of those with different political beliefs. When asked to clarify his remarks, state Rep. Rodney Garcia doubled down leading even the state Republican Party to condemn his remarks. Present at the Montana Republican Party event where Garcia…

ROUND UP: Gov. Whitmer “Does Michigan Proud” With SOTU Response

Last night, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union. Whitmer’s speech was praised as “an inclusive, forward-looking message” and in direct contrast to Trump’s “bombastic” address that was filled with “exaggerations and falsehoods.” Throughout her remarks, Gov. Whitmer focused on what her Democratic governor colleagues are accomplishing…

Gov. Whitmer Delivers SOTU Response, Lifts Up Work of Democratic Governors Across the Country

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has been praised as a model for Democrats in the age of Trump, just delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address. Instead of responding to Trump’s falsities, Whitmer used her response to focus on what Democratic governors like her are actually doing to make Americans’…

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