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Unloved GOP Tax Plans

John Kasich’s budget went up in flames this week when House Republicans gutted every one of his major initiatives. It follows the crash and burn of Bobby Jindal’s similarly extreme plan earlier in the week. Here’s the truth: John Kasich and Bobby Jindal’s tax proposals showed they are too extreme for the people of their states, including…

States Take Action on Gun Safety

By Sari Horwitz. The Washington Post With President Obama’s push for limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines stalled, some states are restricting their size in a shift that authorities say could dramatically reduce deaths in future mass shootings. Congress is set to debate expanded background checks for gun purchasers in the coming days, but Obama’s proposals…

Extreme & Ineffective: John Kasich’s Budget Goes Up In Flames

John Kasich’s budget went up in flames yesterday when House Republicans gutted every one of his major initiatives. It follows the crash and burn of Bobby Jindal’s similarly extreme plan earlier this week. Kasich proposed a middle class tax hike to pay for massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Ohioans – that’s dead. He proposed a new…

Wausau Daily Herald "Isn't Buying" Scott Walker's Excuses for Economic Failures

Jobs, jobs, jobs. Behind every argument about politics and government, budgets and priorities is the big, central question: What will help Wisconsinites get to work? There is no single answer to that question; more likely, there are a lot of incremental answers. But to solve the problem, first we need to acknowledge the problem, and…

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

From the Chair's Desk: We Need More Women in Governorships

There is no disputing that women are on the rise in America. Our tremendously successful outgoing Secretary of State was a woman who very nearly became President (and might still), 21 women are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies (a title that was previously reserved for men), and this past election voters sent more women than…

Right Wing Anti-Obamacare forces drove Gov. Mary Fallin's health care decisions, emails show

By: Zeke Campfield and Chris Casteel, NewsOK As Gov. Mary Fallin approached crucial decisions about health care reform in Oklahoma in the past two years, members of her staff routinely relied on advice from conservative political groups bent on destroying Obamacare. More than 50,000 pages of emails released by the governor’s office are notable for…

Is this the best the GOP can come up with?

By: Eugene Robinson, Washington Post I think I’ve figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security. That’s the only possible explanation for some of the weirdness we’re seeing and hearing from the GOP. The party must be waiting to come out…

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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