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Justice Department Sues Texas to Stop Voter Suppression

By Steve Benen The Supreme Court didn’t leave much of the Voting Rights Act intact, but as far as the Justice Department is concerned, enough of the civil rights law exists to block Texas’ new voter-ID law. NBC’s Pete Williams reports today: Texas lost the first round when the federal government refused to give the state permission to…

Christie To Jersey: Drop Dead

Christie To Jersey: Drop Dead WASHINGTON, DC—Less than 24 hours after Chris Christie endorsed Tea Party radical Steve Lonegan for the U.S. Senate and only days after he vetoed a gun safety package that he in part proposed, the Democratic Governors Association today released a new graphic calling Chris Christie out for leaving the people of…

BREAKING: Ohio Poll Shows Gov. Kasich Numbers Plummeting

By Henry J. Gomez CLEVELAND, Ohio – A new poll shows the race between Gov. John Kasich and likely Democratic challenger Ed FitzGerald has tightened to what amounts to a statistical tie. Public Policy Polling, after a survey of 551 Ohio voters, found FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County executive, leading the Republican incumbent 38 percent to 35 percent.…

Hillary Clinton Opposes Outrageous North Carolina Voter Suppression Law

One day after North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the one of the most outrageous voter suppression laws in the country, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the Supreme Court decision that she believes “stripped out the pre-clearance formula that made [the Voting Rights Act] so effective.” She also denounced the North Carolina bill as one that “reads…

Editorial: Scott's partisan veto on licenses

By: Tampa Bay Times Once again, Gov. Rick Scott has refused to accept public policy established by the Obama administration that benefits Florida. And once again, the state will suffer because of his partisan gamesmanship. The Republican governor’s veto of legislation that would have allowed undocumented immigrants with a new temporary status to obtain a driver’s…

GOP’s 'War on women' returns

By ANNA PALMER and DARREN SAMUELSOHN Not every Republican learned Todd Akin’s lesson from 2012 – and Democrats noticed. This week alone: Sen. Saxby Chambliss blamed sexual assaults in the military on hormones, conservative pundit Erick Erickson credited biology for male dominance in society and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said working moms are making kids fail in school.…

LePage Spins Windmill Conspiracy Theory

By Mike Tipping Governor LePage has a habit of using false anecdotes to back up his policy positions. It started during his campaign and has continued throughout his time in office. He routinely makes up regulations that don’t exist, conversations that never happened and discriminatory practices that have never occurred. LePage has repeated some of these claims even after…

Republican Governors' Failed Tax Plans, In 5 GIFs

These three Republican governors hatched big plans to pass tax breaks for millionaires, while making everyone else pay more. It really excited their Tea Party base. But when voters found out, they were none too pleased. And Republicans who had to vote on the bills did this. So the Republican governors had to scrap their…

Gov. Jindal's Tax Plan Soaks the Bottom 80%, Huge Windfall for the Wealthy

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposed tax plan would mean a tax break of $25,423 on average for the top 1% of income earners, while the bottom 80% would see their taxes increase an average of $437. Source: http://www.itep.org/pdf/LATaxSwapAnalysis.pdf

15 Reasons Chris Christie's "Jersey Comeback" Is A Sham

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie fancies himself a straight talker, but his claim of a “Jersey Comeback” is a sham. Christie’s gross fiscal mismanagement has delayed property tax relief and forced deep cuts to critical investments the state needs to grow. Just today, nonpartisan budget experts are testifying that revenue will fall hundreds of millions short of…

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