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Maine Gov. Paul LePage: ‘Gestapo’ clouded message

Gov. Paul LePage used his own editorial judgment when he described the IRS as the “new Gestapo” in his radio address last week. But the governor acknowledged Monday that his reference to the Nazi secret police “clouded” his message about the federal health care law. LePage’s written statement stopped short of a public apology, which had been…

PA republicans push forward on voter ID bill

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O'Malley: Tea Party Republicans 'Killing Our Economy'

California OKs funding for high-speed rail line

(AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California lawmakers approved billions of dollars Friday in construction financing for the initial segment of the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. The move marked a major political victory for Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration. Both have promoted bullet trains as job…

Gov. O'Malley: Romney Has "An Economic Recipe for Disaster"

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2012 Statement from DGA Chair Governor Martin O’Malley on June 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 80,000 jobs in June, including 11,000 in the manufacturing sector, and the…

Nixon signs bill offering tax breaks to small businesses that hire

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday stopped by Kansas City to sign tax-deduction legislation aimed at small businesses in the state that create jobs during the next two years. The legislation offers businesses with 50 or fewer employees a $10,000 tax deduction for each new qualifying job they create. The job must pay at least the county…

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DGA Continues to Break Fundraising Records, Raises $13 Million in Q2

Washington, – Today, the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) announced it has continued its record-setting fundraising year, bringing in $13 million across all entities in Q2 and raising more in the first six months of 2012 than the $20 million the DGA raised in all of 2011. “Democratic governors are playing a critical role as our…

O'Malley and Walker face off over healthcare