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DGA Statement on Governor Henry McMaster’s Slow Response to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan

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DGA Statement on Governor Henry McMaster’s Slow Response to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan

Today, Governor Henry McMaster finally requested a meeting with the Trump Administration regarding their plan to drill off the coast of South Carolina. McMaster, who claims to have a close relationship with President Trump, waited days to request a meeting about the proposed drilling, which was first announced last Thursday. “After days of silence and…

Rauner Spent a Week in Quincy – But Nothing Has Changed

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Rauner Spent a Week in Quincy – But Nothing Has Changed

After Veterans Home Stay, Rauner Still Refuses to Show Accountability for Administration’s Response to Tragedy Governor Bruce Rauner wrapped up his week-long stay at the Quincy Veterans’ Home with a press conference that was light on details and non-existent on introspection. Rauner’s stay was provoked by a WBEZ investigation into his administration’s response to the 2015 Legionnaires’…

VIDEO: “Not the End of the World”: Tone-Deaf Hogan Brushes Off 1,300 Lost Jobs in Maryland

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VIDEO: “Not the End of the World”: Tone-Deaf Hogan Brushes Off 1,300 Lost Jobs in Maryland

In a shockingly tone-deaf reaction to news that 1,300 Maryland jobs are being being shipped to New York, Governor Larry Hogan remarked yesterday that this announcement is “not the end of the world.” His flippant and disrespectful attitude poses a marked contrast to his rhetoric in 2014 when his campaign repeatedly used debunked talking points to bash the state for…

Contrasts In Courage: Flake Denounces Sheriff Joe While Ducey Ducks

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Contrasts In Courage: Flake Denounces Sheriff Joe While Ducey Ducks

Sen. Jeff Flake Immediately Throws Cold Water On Sheriff’s Senate Bid But Gov. Doug Ducey Refuses To Discuss It Yesterday, Arizona saw one heckuva a contrast between two of their statewide leaders. When asked on CNN whether he would support Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Senator Flake quickly dismissed his nascent campaign saying: Senator Jeff Flake: “No, no,…

Does Rauner Believe His Administration Did Anything Wrong at Quincy?

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Does Rauner Believe His Administration Did Anything Wrong at Quincy?

Rauner and His Team Have Refused to Take Responsibility for Outbreak Response at Quincy Veterans’ Home  Today, Governor Bruce Rauner ends his weeklong stay at the Quincy Veterans’ Home following deeply troubling reports about the state’s response to 2015 Legionnaires’ outbreak there. Rauner said he was getting a “more thorough understanding” of the problem after three…

Larry Hogan Loses Major Employer to New York

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Larry Hogan Loses Major Employer to New York

In a major failure for the Hogan Administration, Discovery Communications announced today that it would be packing up and moving from Silver Spring, Maryland to New York.  This announcement by one of the state’s four Fortune 500 companies is another in a long string of disasters for Governor Larry Hogan who campaigned on attracting major employers, especially…

Ducey’s Groundwork Pays Off: Sheriff Joe Is Back

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Ducey’s Groundwork Pays Off: Sheriff Joe Is Back

Governor Doug Ducey Supported President Trump’s Pardon, Setting Up Arpaio’s Comeback Arizonans believed the long-running national embarrassment that is Sheriff Joe Arpaio had been relegated to the dustbin of history. By a 2:1 margin, Arizonans opposed President Trump’s pardon of the Sheriff, but mostly they were thankful to no longer be the butt of late-night…

Rauner Keeps Trying to Derail His So-Called Top Accomplishment

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Rauner Keeps Trying to Derail His So-Called Top Accomplishment

Rauner Again Issues Amendatory Veto on Education Funding Formula, Possibly Further Delaying Implementation Bruce Rauner’s TV ads cynically tout the state’s new school funding formula as a top accomplishment. But when he’s off the TV screen, Bruce Rauner’s actions tell a different story. Late yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner once again tried to derail the new funding formula. Rauner issued an…

State of The State: Brownback or Colyer, It Doesn’t Matter

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State of The State: Brownback or Colyer, It Doesn’t Matter

Colyer and Brownback Support the Same Failed Agenda  KC Star: ‘Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer might be as committed to Brownback’s budget theories as the governor himself.’   For weeks, questions have swirled around  today’s State of the State speech in Kansas. Kansans wondered if Governor Sam Brownback – who was re-nominated yesterday for a gig in the Trump administration…

DGA Statement in Response to Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

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DGA Statement in Response to Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Today, DGA Press Secretary Melissa Miller released the following statement in response to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State address: “The condition of the state will be a whole lot stronger once failed Governor Kim Reynolds is out of office, and Iowans won’t be fooled by her rhetoric today. They know that under Reynolds’…

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