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DGA Statement On RGA's Defensive Play In Georgia

With Polls Showing Carter In Dead Heat With Deal, RGA Forced To Go On TV In The Deep South “A major DGA recruitment victory, the strength and energy of Jason Carter’s campaign, and Nathan Deal’s decades of unethical conduct in office and abandonment of public education have combined to put the RGA on defense in…

Rauner's Refusal To Release Devastating Budget Details Dominates Weekend

Out-of-touch billionaire Bruce Rauner’s disastrous press conference last week, during which he laughed at questions about his failure to release a budget plan, dominated news coverage this weekend. Rauner won’t release the details of his plan because the only way to pay for his tax cuts that disproportionately benefit him and his wealthy pals would…

Statement from Governor Shumlin on President Obama’s Personnel Announcements

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s personnel announcements: “In nominating HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan as OMB Director and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to replace him as HUD Secretary, President Obama has chosen strong public servants who are focused on expanding economic opportunity…

Hiding His Plan a Laughing Matter for Shady Rauner in Disastrous Press Exchange: "Seriously?…You’re Ducking the Question."

As exasperated members of the press stood by in disbelief yesterday, billionaire Bruce Rauner laughed out loud when asked to present his tax plan. Billionaire Bruce has been running for governor for more than a year, but refuses to say how he’d pay for massive tax cuts that disproportionately benefit him and his wealthy pals.…

Rauner Cries Crocodile Tears About "Shredded" Safety Net He's Vowing to Shred

Latest News May 22, 2014

Rauner Cries Crocodile Tears About "Shredded" Safety Net He's Vowing to Shred

At a Lake County event Wednesday with senior citizens, billionaire Bruce Rauner complained about “shredded” social services. The problem for Rauner is that he is promising massive budget cuts that would decimate support for the elderly, investments in education, veteran care, and programs that middle-class families rely on – yes, the very”safety net” for which…

Republican Governors' Failure to Expand Medicaid Leaves Hundreds of Thousand of Vets Uninsured

Latest News May 22, 2014

Republican Governors' Failure to Expand Medicaid Leaves Hundreds of Thousand of Vets Uninsured

According to an appalling new study, Republican governors who have chosen not to expand Medicaid are leaving hundreds of thousands of poor veterans without health insurance. These governors — like Rick Scott, Paul LePage, and Tom Corbett – have decided that right-wing ideology and base Republican politics are more important than caring for the men and women who have served our…

In Red Kansas, GOP Governor Appears Vulnerable

Latest News May 22, 2014

In Red Kansas, GOP Governor Appears Vulnerable

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer Despite accomplishing much of his agenda — or perhaps, because of it — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has run into a wave of negative repercussions that have roiled his prospects for re-election and ignited Democratic hopes in this deeply red state. Elected three years ago as a leading conservative…

New Jersey to delay $400M in property tax relief

Latest News May 22, 2014

New Jersey to delay $400M in property tax relief

By: Bob Jordan TRENTON – Thousands of senior citizens and the disabled will not be seeing any property tax relief this year despite the promise from the administration of Republican Gov. Chris Christie to deliver the money in August. State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff told lawmakers Wednesday that nearly $395 million in property tax relief to…

Marquette poll: Wisconsin governor race tied

By James Hohmann The Wisconsin governor race is tied, 46-46, in a new Marquette Law School poll of registered voters. Marquette’s March poll gave Republican Gov. Scott Walker a 7-percentage-point lead, 48-41, over Democrat Mary Burke, a former Trek Bicycle executive. The margin of error for the live-dial survey, conducted May 15-18, is plus or…

SHUMLIN: Corbett Has Hit The Middle Class "In The Teeth"

On MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, slammed Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett for cutting $1 billion from education while cutting taxes for Pennsylvania’s wealthiest at the expense of the middle class and the Commonwealth’s economic future. Governor Shumlin said that Tom Wolf is an “extraordinary candidate” who will…

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DGA Statement On RGA's Defensive Play In Georgia

Rauner's Refusal To Release Devastating Budget Details Dominates Weekend

Statement from Governor Shumlin on President Obama’s Personnel Announcements

Hiding His Plan a Laughing Matter for Shady Rauner in Disastrous Press Exchange: "Seriously?…You’re Ducking the Question."

Rauner Cries Crocodile Tears About "Shredded" Safety Net He's Vowing to Shred

Republican Governors' Failure to Expand Medicaid Leaves Hundreds of Thousand of Vets Uninsured

In Red Kansas, GOP Governor Appears Vulnerable

New Jersey to delay $400M in property tax relief

Marquette poll: Wisconsin governor race tied

SHUMLIN: Corbett Has Hit The Middle Class "In The Teeth"