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Conservative ties muddy McKenna's moderate appeal

Before casting himself as a moderate in the campaign for governor, Rob McKenna met last year with members of a conservative group that has been targeted by activists as being too extreme. The invitation-only dinner allowed McKenna to speak with a small gathering of corporate and political leaders, and he focused his remarks on efforts…

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Statement from DGA Chair Governor Martin O’Malley on September Jobs Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2012 Statement from DGA Chair Governor Martin O’Malley on September Jobs Report   Washington, DC – Governor Martin O’Malley, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the economy added 114,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate dropped…

Lamontagne tries to distance himself from support of state-managed Medicare

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ovide Lamontagne Thursday tried to distance himself from his own support for the state to eventually manage Medicare coverage for seniors. During a debate at New England College in Henniker, Lamontagne stressed Medicare is federally financed and a state playing any role in the future would rely on congressional approval. “I am…

O'Malley: Romney's Debate Performance 'Lacked Specifics'

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Governor Quinn Announces Construction Of 1,000th Bridge Since Becoming Governor

Governor Pat Quinn, joined by Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider and other state and local officials, today announced the plan to construct an overpass bridge at Illinois Route 38 and Kautz Road over the Union Pacific Railroad, marking the 1000th bridge improvement to move forward since Governor Quinn took office. The nearly $26 million…

Governor Hickenlooper on The Daily Rundown ahead of the 1st presidential debate in Colorado

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Voter ID Rules Fail Court Tests Across Country

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday blocked the key component of a highly contested state law requiring strict photographic identification to vote in next month’s election, saying the authorities had not done enough to ensure that voters had access to the new documents. The result, that Pennsylvanians will not have to present a state-approved ID to…

Courts Block GOP Voter Suppression Laws

In a major victory for voting rights, Judge Robert Simpson of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled today that voters in the state do not need to show government-issued ID in order to cast a ballot in November. A full trial is scheduled for after the election to determine whether a permanent injunction will be…

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