PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2021: Today President Biden and Vice President Harris took a virtual tour of the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, one of Arizona's state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites. We're thankful the Biden-Harris administration is working to aggressively manage the pandemic and hopeful their commitment will bring an end to this crisis. The stark reality is that thousands of Arizonans have needlessly lost th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Chair Jaime Harrison will launch a Chair Chats Tour to hear directly from DNC members as well as members of the DNC's caucuses and councils about their vision for the party and the tools they need to organize 365 days a year and win elections up and down the ballot nationwide. Chair Harrison will begin DNC Chair Chats this week by meeting with the DNC's Rural Council, followed by the Black Caucus during more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 13 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: In the midst of the ongoing COVID pandemic this week Florida Senate Democrats introduced a new push for Medicaid expansion here in Florida. The joint resolution presented by Sen. Annette Taddeo of Miami-Dade County and Sen. Lori Berman of Palm Beach County, calls for a statewide referendum on expanding eligibility to encompass people who are low income but not low income enough to qualify under current crit more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 9 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: The unemployment system in Florida is broken and our communities are suffering, but the Republican leadership of this state refuses to do anything about it. Last week the Palm Beach Post published a scathing report that highlighted just how bad Gov. Desantis' mismanagement and the Republican led legislatures' inaction on the unemployment crisis has been for Floridians. The challenges we face are many: the e more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: In the weeks following the Capitol insurrection, nearly 6,000 North Carolina Republican voters have fled their party after House and Senate Republicans enabled Trump's lies and conspiracy theories that led to the deadly attacks on January 6th and continue to fail to hold Trump accountable by opposing his impeachment. In Chatham County, one resident who recently changed her party affiliation det more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 10 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Governor Laura Kelly announced her tax fairness plan to help hardworking Kansans. In response, KDP Chair Vicki Hiatt issued the following statement: "While Republicans in the legislature have prioritized Brownback-style policies that would jeopardize our state's financial stability, Governor Kelly continues to advocate first and foremost for hardworking Kansans. "Governor Kelly's alterna more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 10 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Just now, Senate Republicans in the Kansas Legislature rejected a common sense, comprehensive amendment introduced by Senate Democrats to increase tax fairness. In response to this development, KDP Chair Vicki Hiatt issued the following statement: "Republicans, once again, seem to be unable to use their calculators. "Make no mistake, the Brownback-style tax cuts in Senate Bill 22 will bl more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 13 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a now-deleted post, a Facebook page associated with Reno County Republican Party insinuated that the January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol were a hoax. In response, KDP Executive Director released the following statement. "The Kansas Republican Party could easily lead the way and dispel the lies in their own Party that are dividing the country and undermining our democracy. Their silence makes them c more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 13 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Senator John Kennedy's term expires in 2023. In addition to interviewing highly qualified, big-named candidates to challenge Senator Kennedy, the Louisiana Democratic Party is launching the "Defeat Kennedy Fund." On January 6, 2021, Kennedy betrayed his oath of office, undermined our democracy, threatened the peaceful transfer of power, and sought to disenfranchise millions of voters by objecti more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 10 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2021, by Chair Yvette Lewis after Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, lead House impeachment manager, began the second impeachment trial of President Trump: "Congressman Jamie Raskin makes us proud -- proud to be Marylanders, proud to be Democrats, and proud to be Americans. His heartfelt opening of the Senate impeachment trial showed that there is no Member of Congress better suited to defend o more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 13 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: Democrats in the Maryland General Assembly overrode several of Governor Larry Hogan's vetoes, delivering results for the people of Maryland, and making significant investments in our state's future. These veto overrides included the Blueprint for Maryland's Future -- fully implementing the recommendations of the Kirwan Commission and investing billions into our children and our state's future. The bills t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes today called on Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, to immediately resign over his close ties to Michigan militias, whose members plotted to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Shirkey's up-close and personal relationship with militia members was detailed in a  more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 12 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: As the Montana Legislature announced that Rep. Becky Beard tested positive for COVID and has been attending the legislative session in-person and maskless, and as the Lewis and Clark County Health Department asked the Montana Legislature to follow masking guidelines outside of the Capitol building, Governor Greg Gianforte is set to repeal the Statewide mask mandate, endangering Montana's small businesses more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 8 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republicans in the Legislature temporarily shifted their focus from attacking freedoms to Montana's economy -- for just long enough to kill a bill to grow the economy, SB 124. SB 124 would have provided businesses with a recruitment tool and stimulated economic growth by exempting income taxes on student loan payments made by employers. This bill would have relieved workers from the burden of student loa more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2021: In a recent ABC News interview, Radical Liberal Erica Smith slammed Cal Jr.'s "Cookie Cutter" style campaign. It appears that the ghost of Cal Sr. continues to haunt North Carolina Democrats. The national Democrats' strategy of picking cookie-cutter candidates that went on to tank in Kentucky, Texas in North Carolina continues to throw their party into disarray. "Radical Liberal  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: After creatively refusing to answer questions about baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election just one week ago, Nevada Senator Carrie Buck has now fully committed to spreading these false claims-specifically, that upwards of a thousand deceased Nevadans voted in November. At a joint legislative operations hearing on elections yesterday, Buck-who won her own election by just a few hundred vo more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: As redistricting battles loom across the country and many Republican-led legislatures are considering new voter suppression laws, an editorial from the News & Observer asked the question: "Is NC next?" A new NRCC memo signals that they are already planning to double down on relying on partisan gerrymandering to win back seats, including North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District: "The "Redistric more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2021: The Republican Senate Primary is barreling faster and faster to the far-right as this morning Mark Walker announced an endorsement from Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who in his short time in Congress has proved himself to be a "national embarrassment" to North Carolina and a devoted disciple to Trumpism. His dangerous rhetoric and actions helped lead to the Capitol attacks on January 6th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 9 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Just days before the U.S. Senate impeachment trial starts, a new poll found that the majority of North Carolinians find Trump responsible for the Capitol insurrection and support barring him from running for political office in the future, begging the question: Will North Carolina Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis vote against the interest of the majority of North Carolinians? A poll from Elon more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The Pennsylvania Democratic Party's State Committee voted to endorse the following candidates for the 2021 judicial races: Judge Maria C. McLaughlin for Supreme Court: Superior Court Judge McLaughlin is a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania who personifies the meaning of hard work. First in her family to attend college, Maria worked hard to earn her law degree and become a successful lawyer. A sing more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 8 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2021: TNDP Chair Hendrell Remus announced his transition advisory team. "My advisory team is composed of devoted Tennesseans from across the state. I will collaborate with each member of the advisory team to assist me in picking the very best talent and putting my vision to turn Tennessee blue into action. This is an exciting time for Tennessee's Democratic Party and it's time to get to  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party is grateful to Congressman Joaquin Castro and the other impeachment managers who thoroughly detailed every tweet, speech, and video where Donald Trump widely spread violent rhetoric and false narratives about election fraud, while calling for action that led to the deadly insurgent attack on the US Capitol building and Congress on January 6. To view Congressman Castro's Full Presentation, more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Communications Director Abhi Rahman: "If only Dan Patrick and the rest of his Trump Republican brethren cared more about a violent right-wing mob attempting to overthrow our Capitol than they do about what a private organization chooses to play at their home games. "Patrick isn't a patriot. "He's a secessionist coward whose rhetoric and actions incited the violence that we saw at the Capitol leaving 6 peopl more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Since the FBI announced its investigation of Ken Paxton for fraud and abuse of power, groups on both sides of the aisle have either completely divorced or quietly distanced themselves from Paxton. Multiple groups, both Democrat and Republican, have also called on Paxton to resign for his seditious speech meant to incite a violent mob into attacking the US Capitol on January 6. Members of the Texas Senate's Finance  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2021: President Joe Biden's climate-centered energy agenda has not been absent of any empty criticism from Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans. They have lobbed false narratives about how these initiatives will hurt Texas' energy sector, but, per usual, Texas Republicans are making baseless claims and misrepresenting the full story. Today, the Texas Tribune reported (https://www.texastribune.org/2021/ more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSRep) -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: A survey released by the University of Houston's Hobby School for Public Affairs shows how President Joe Biden, a Delaware Democrat, is more popular in Texas than our own Republican governor, Greg Abbott. ICYMI: NBC-Austin KXAN: Survey shows President Joe Biden more popular than Gov. Greg Abbott among Texans (https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/survey-shows-president-joe-biden-more-popular-than-gov-gr more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2021: Seditious Texas Republican Ted Cruz yet again put his subservience to Trump over defending our Constitution by voting against a bipartisan effort to bring the 2nd impeachment trial of Donald Trump to the floor of the US Senate. Cruz is best known for his traitorous attempt to object to the results of the 2020 Presidential election, which Joe Biden won handedly. Since then, the Texas Democratic Party more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party and the Webb County Democratic Party hosted a virtual press conference with community leaders to discuss the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in Webb County and to demand action from Governor Greg Abbott and help in the form of more vaccines and resources for our community. To view the full press conference, click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFj-F_O-SVo&feature=youtu.be). Texa more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Biden White House announced that they are partnering with the state of Texas to open three new mass vaccination sites to vaccinate up to 10,000 Texans in underserved communities per day. This follows Texas ranking 49th in vaccine distribution due to Abbott's inability to advocate for Texas, with underserved communities getting less of the vaccines distributed compared to their affluent counterparts. Texas Demo more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- The Tennessee Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2021, by Chair Hendrell Remus: * * * "I am disappointed and dismayed in Governor Lee's State of the State Address tonight. I am not sure if he chooses to live in an alternative reality, actively turns a blind eye, or only cares about the partisan special interest groups that support him; but, Bill Lee made no mention of the families suffering across Tennessee. Tennessee ranks 46th in the n more PR