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Dems Hammer PA Governor Over Ultrasound Comments

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) offered up some advice for women who don’t want to have a mandatory ultrasound before they terminate their pregnancy: Don’t look at it. Now Democrats are pouncing, holding up the line as evidence of the GOP’s continuing insensitivity toward women. The quote in question came after Corbett was asked at a…

The Long Arm of the Law Reaches Republican Governors

Instead of focusing on job creation, Republican governors across the country have been busy attacking workers’ rights, forcing invasive and unnecessary medical procedures on women, and suppressing voting rights in a bold political power grab. Now it looks like the law is finally starting to catch up to them. This past week, judges across the nation…

Nothing says “focused on jobs” quite like mandatory ultrasounds

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, 2/24/12: “That’s what I’m focused on [jobs]. We can’t always help what the media decides to focus on. It’s sometimes a very different set of issues.” Over the past few weeks, Governor McDonnell has said repeatedly that he is focused on creating jobs and not re-litigating the divisive social issues of…

State budget cuts hit small-town Ohio

Residents here were all for balancing Ohio’s budget. They didn’t expect that to mean their town would cease to exist. This small village of low-slung houses and squeaky swing sets in western Ohio’s farm country has already laid off its part-time police officer and decided not to replace its maintenance worker, who recently retired. To save…

Wisconsin missing out on U.S. jobs gains

Wisconsin desperately needs new jobs. Alone among the 50 states, it has lost private-sector jobs for six straight months, raising the political and economic stakes of the next jobs report, due Thursday for the month of January. Even feeble job creation would bring a sense of relief to a recession-weary state and a pro-business governor who campaigned…

GOP Govs Try to Deflect Focus from Extreme Views, While Dems Talk Jobs

After a busy weekend with governors from around the country in town for the National Governors’ Association winter meeting, the difference in priorities between Dem govs and their Republican counterparts couldn’t be clearer: Democratic governors are focused on creating jobs and expanding opportunity for their states, while Republican govs were busy deflecting scrutiny of their…

Kasich’s “Bizarre” State of the State Address

Ohio Governor John Kasich delivered his State of the State address yesterday, and it was an odd one—even by Kasich’s own high standards of strangeness. In the absence of an actual forward-looking agenda for Ohio, Kasich’s personal idiosyncrasies stole the show. Here’s the lede from The Enquirer: “Non-bluetongue cows going to Turkey. A dream about Jerry…

Kinder Exits Stage Left As Montana Rs Scramble to the Far Right

What a sad outlook for the Montana Republican primary race as the 9 gubernatorial candidates are pandering to tea party extremists to win the nomination. Because of the absurdly large (and possible expanding) field of candidates, the crowd of contenders is scrambling to the far right. Beyond demonstrating that their extreme agendas are far outside…

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