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Governor Ducey And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

The Governor And His Allies Are Scared, And They Should Be The #RedforEd movement in Arizona is picking up steam and gaining national traction as teachers demand higher wages as they make the lowest salaries in the country. Now, Governor Ducey has to defend authorizing substantial pay raises for his staff while leaving teachers at…

Conservatives Continue to Turn on Rauner – National Review Endorses Ives

NRO: “…Since taking office [Rauner] has mostly made it worse.” Another day, another warning sign that Governor Bruce Rauner has a real problem holding onto his conservative base. Today, the National Review, a leading conservative outlet, endorsed state Representative Jeanne Ives over Rauner. And they were unequivocal about it: “Voters in Illinois will head to the polls…

DGA’s Announces $20M Buy in “Unrig the Map” Target States

DGA Reserves Airtime in Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, and Wisconsin Today, the Democratic Governors Association announced a $20 million television ad buy in Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, and Wisconsin as part of the organization’s Unrig the Map initiative. The governors in these states all hold veto power over their legislative maps and will play key roles in the 2021 redistricting process.…

DGA Launches 2 New TV Ads Holding Rauner and Ives Accountable for Failed Records

Latest News Mar 15, 2018

DGA Launches 2 New TV Ads Holding Rauner and Ives Accountable for Failed Records

Tomorrow, the Democratic Governors Association will launch two new television ads holding Governor Bruce Rauner and state Representative Jeanne Ives accountable for their failed policy agendas. The ad titled ‘Worst’ focuses on how Bruce Rauner’s failed leadership has made Illinois worse economically and fiscally. Rauner’s two-year budget crisis led to more debt, a lower credit…

Tim Pawlenty Is A Management Failure

Latest News Mar 15, 2018

Tim Pawlenty Is A Management Failure

He Couldn’t Manage Minnesota, Or His Campaign. Why is he running? In a blockbuster new report on the shady dealings of longtime Pawlenty confidant, Nick Ayers, Tim Pawlenty admitted to having only a tenuous grasp of how his spectacular failure of a presidential campaign operated. In an interview with HuffPost, Tim Pawlenty revealed he did…

Women’s History Month: RNC Under Fire in RI & OH for Snubbing Women Candidates

Latest News Mar 15, 2018

Women’s History Month: RNC Under Fire in RI & OH for Snubbing Women Candidates

This Women’s History Month, the RNC is snubbing not one but two GOP women candidates for governor. In Rhode Island, State House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan is up this week with a new ad calling out the RNC for its implicit endorsement of her primary opponent, Cranston Mayor Allan Fung. And in Ohio, the RNC just received…

Rauner Holds Press Conference to Announce “Options” At Quincy – While Decrying Politics Just 5 Days Before Primary

Latest News Mar 15, 2018

Rauner Holds Press Conference to Announce “Options” At Quincy – While Decrying Politics Just 5 Days Before Primary

Two-and-a-half years after a Legionnaires’ outbreak killed 12 at the state-run Quincy Veterans’ Home, Governor Bruce Rauner held a press conference today to announce new “options” to keep the residents safe. At his press conference, which came just five days before his primary, Rauner said it was inappropriate to play “political football” with the veterans’…

Dem Govs Get Results: Washington is #1 State in Economic Rankings

Latest News Mar 15, 2018

Dem Govs Get Results: Washington is #1 State in Economic Rankings

DGA Chair Jay Inslee’s Economic Leadership Pays Off Today, Business Insider ranked every state by economic strength. Under the leadership of DGA Chair Jay Inslee, Washington is the top state on the list. The rankings noted the state’s booming tech scene that “rivals California’s Silicon Valley” and an economic climate that allows companies like Microsoft…

ICYMI: Under Governor Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Economy Climbs from 36 to 9 in Business Insider Rankings

Latest News Mar 15, 2018

ICYMI: Under Governor Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Economy Climbs from 36 to 9 in Business Insider Rankings

Today, Business Insider released its rankings of the states’ economies, and under Governor Gina Raimondo’s leadership, Rhode Island came in at number 9. When Raimondo ran for office in 2014, Rhode Island was ranked 36th. Here’s what Business Insider had to say about Rhode Island’s economy under Governor Raimondo: Rhode Island had the third-highest rate of wage…

Governor Ducey’s Education Debacle

Arizona Republic column: Ducey’s K-12 funding failure is ‘a serious threat to his re-election bid’ For the last week, educators across Arizona have been wearing #RedforEd in protest of funding cuts to education that have led to the lowest teacher pay in the nation. It took an organic movement for Governor Ducey to realize his policies…

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Governor Ducey And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

Conservatives Continue to Turn on Rauner – National Review Endorses Ives

DGA’s Announces $20M Buy in “Unrig the Map” Target States

DGA Launches 2 New TV Ads Holding Rauner and Ives Accountable for Failed Records

Tim Pawlenty Is A Management Failure

Women’s History Month: RNC Under Fire in RI & OH for Snubbing Women Candidates

Rauner Holds Press Conference to Announce “Options” At Quincy – While Decrying Politics Just 5 Days Before Primary

Dem Govs Get Results: Washington is #1 State in Economic Rankings

ICYMI: Under Governor Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Economy Climbs from 36 to 9 in Business Insider Rankings

Governor Ducey’s Education Debacle