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ICYMI: Another Report Highlights Gov. Edwards’ Leadership Cutting Louisiana’s Uninsured Rate

Uninsured rate fell by half thanks to Gov. Edwards championing Medicaid expansion In case you missed it, The Advocate highlighted a new report from the Commonwealth Fund showing Louisiana as an outlier in lowering the state’s uninsured rate. Under Gov. John Bel Edwards’ leadership, nearly 500,000 Louisianians have health insurance coverage because he expanded Medicaid.…

ICYMI–Scalise Joins Louisiana Republicans Dissatisfied with Abraham, Rispone

Steve Scalise: “We’ll see what happens.” LAGOP Official: “There is a movement to get another candidate into that race.” In case you missed it, Congressman Steve Scalise refused to endorse either of the two Republicans in the Louisiana governor’s race today, instead saying, “We’ll see what happens.” The Abraham campaign argued they would receive a…

ICYMI–Trump STILL LOOKING For a LAGOV Candidate

Trump joins local, national Republicans in being dissatisfied with Abraham and Rispone In case you missed it, Trump asked Congressman Steve Scalise to run for governor while flying to Louisiana earlier this week. Trump joins national Republicans in being disappointed with Abraham and Rispone. In January, the Republican Governors Association Executive Director said of the…

RGA On Louisiana: “We’ll see who else gets in.”

When Politico asked the Republican Governors Association’s new Executive Director about the current state of the Republican primary, his response can only be described as the verbal equivalent of a “shruggie” emoji. When asked about contested primaries, Dave Rexrode replied, “We’ll see who else gets in.” It’s no wonder. After the organization’s top picks to…

Ralph Abraham Breaks Campaign Promise And Stiffs Sick Children And Wounded Veterans

Congressman pledged to donate his salary but instead pocketed it During his 2014 campaign, Congressman Ralph Abraham told Louisianans, “It should be an honor and a privilege to serve your country and NOT a paid position.” This pledge was at the core of his platform to take on “career politicians” and bringing a small government approach to…

ICYMI: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards Has $8.4M In Bank For Re-Election Effort

Today, the Associated Press reported on Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards’ fundraising efforts going into the 2019 cycle. Governor Edwards has impressive grassroots support, with 87% of his 2018 fundraising from Louisiana donors, and a majority of his donors contributing less than $250. AP: Louisiana governor has $8.4M in bank for re-election effort BATON ROUGE,…

Ralph Breaks the Promises: Rep. Abraham Flips on Commitment to Constituents

Abraham 3 days ago: ‘My focus right now is on my job’ for next 2 weeks Abraham today: I’m running for governor The Democratic Governors Association released the following statement regarding Congressman Ralph Abraham’s announced candidacy in Louisiana’s gubernatorial race: “Ralph Abraham is a typical politician who can’t even keep his promises for 72 hours,”…

DGA Statement on Louisiana’s Gubernatorial Race

The DGA released the following statement regarding Senator John Kennedy’s decision not to run for governor in 2019: “Republicans only now seem to understand what Louisianans have known all along: John Bel Edwards has turned the state around with strong fiscal leadership after years of mismanagement,” said Democratic Governors Association Communications Director Jared Leopold. “Only…

Under Gov. Edwards, Louisiana #2 in U.S. in Unemployment Decrease Over Last Year

Louisiana Unemployment at 10-Year Low Governor John Bel Edwards is putting people back to work in Louisiana. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a new report showing Louisiana had the second largest decrease in unemployment rate over the last year, dropping from 5.7% in February 2017 to 4.5% in February 2018. The state’s unemployment…

Red-State Democratic Governors: GOP Health Care Bill ‘Detrimental to Our States and Our People’

Governors Bullock and Edwards Call for Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care Today, Governors Steve Bullock (D-MT) and John Bel Edwards (D-LA) highlighted the negative impact the Republican health care bill would have on their states. Both governors successfully implemented Medicaid expansion over the past 2 years. The expansion – which is under threat from the Senate bill – has…

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