PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 14 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: And so the GOP Senate primary in-fighting continues... Over the weekend, Silicon Valley-sponsored Blake Masters learned that Utah-residing Jim Lamon is poll-testing the most effective hits to use against the Thiel acolyte in a primary that's already been nasty, expensive, and chaotic. Naturally, Masters took to Twitter - attacking Lamon for planning to attack him and highlighting Lamon's poll-tested critiques of him in one fell swoop: This is just t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 17 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last Friday, the Arizona Democratic Party launched the 'Build Back Arizona' tour at the Salt River Indian Community to highlight how President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law delivers for Arizona's Tribal communities with the largest-ever infrastructure investment in Indian Country. See below for local coverage from the event: Daily Independent: Tribes benefit big from infrastructure bill About a month prior to the tribal press conference that more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2021: Earlier today, the Arizona Democratic Party launched the 'Build Back Arizona' Tour with a press conference at the Salt River Indian Community to celebrate President Joe Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and highlight the largest-ever investment in Tribal infrastructure. Thanks to President Biden's leadership and partnership with Tribal governments, the legislation - which passed without a single vote from an Arizona Republican - w more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: State Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller proposed to ban the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in Georgia elections based on debunked claims of voter fraud, "despite no evidence of fraud with them." Miller's proposal comes after he failed to win Donald Trump's endorsement in the GOP primary for Lieutenant Governor, and after racist comments he made attacking new Georgians "that don't think like us," stating that "they need to more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: New data from AAA -The Auto Club Group show that average gas prices across Georgia have continued to fall this week, following President Biden's swift and decisive action on energy prices. Over the past month, average gas prices have lowered by 10 cents per gallon and continue to trend downward. Last month, President Biden sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressing concern around oil and gas companies manipulating the market and more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 14 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgians continue to hear about the "generational investment" in roads, bridges, highways, drinking water, broadband, and good-paying jobs all across the Peach State thanks to President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, championed by Senators Reverend Warnock and Ossoff and Georgia's Democratic members of Congress. Over the weekend, Augusta-Richmond County Commissioner Jordan Johnson praised "Senator Reverend Warnock's bipartisan approach to  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As Donald Trump and David Perdue drive the Georgia GOP into "political civil war" and Herschel Walker refuses to endorse embattled Governor Brian Kemp in a "dead heat" primary, Walker's Republican rivals take aim at his "closed-door" Senate campaign: * Gary Black: "If it's Herschel Walker, the race will be about his noise." Black -- who has called Walker's checkered history of violence "disqualifying" and amassed over one hundred local endorsements more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Brian Kemp's continued refusal to expand Medicaid isn't just hurting Georgians' health - it has also caused Georgia to miss out on more than 64,000 jobs across the state. Instead of implementing a Medicaid expansion that would create 64,300 new jobs in Georgia, Kemp continues to stand by his partial and restrictive Medicaid system that could actually cost the state more than a full expansion while covering fewer people. If Georgia were to expand M more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: The fallout from failed former Senator David Perdue's decision to challenge Brian Kemp in the Georgia GOP primary continues, as Herschel Walker still refuses to endorse the embattled governor and instead stokes the GOP infighting -- noting that "this governor's race is going to heat up," while Donald Trump's endorsement of a Walker/Perdue "team" brings the entire Georgia GOP "a new level of chaos." In case you're just tuning into the GOP headaches: more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 17 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: The Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has fought tried and true COVID-19 mitigation tactics since the pandemic began, and in the past week his efforts have escalated dramatically. On December 8th, Schmitt tweeted from the AG account asking parents to help his office identify schools enforcing mask mandates by submitting "videos, pictures or any other documentation" to an official government email account. He also asked that the media hav more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This week, local leaders from across the country, including tribal nation leaders, mayors, and state party chairs, are continuing to tout the many benefits of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including repairing and rebuilding the nation's roads and bridges while strengthening resilience to climate change and creating good-paying, union jobs. As Kenya Johns, mayor-elect of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania put it, President Biden's Bipartisan I more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: Voters in Senate battlegrounds are continuing to read and watch wall-to-wall coverage of Democrats' infrastructure law that will grow millions of good-paying jobs and help America out-compete other countries by investing in our roads, bridges, clean drinking water, and high-speed internet -- and how GOP Senate candidates are opposing these popular policies. See for yourself: AZ-KYMA: Arizona Senator Kelly announces over $10 more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 18 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Recent media reports indicate that three residents of The Villages have been arrested and face charges for allegedly casting multiple ballots in the November 2020 election. Two of them are registered Republicans and the third has no party affiliation, although social media posts on a Facebook account appearing to belong to him exhibited pro-Trump posts. "From the case involving a ghost candidate allegedly inserted into a South Florida State Senate race by more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: As Congress makes progress on popular legislation to invest in programs that will lower costs for working families across Florida, Marco Rubio has made one thing clear: he will do whatever he can to stop it. Rubio has once put his own partisan political agenda ahead of the needs of Floridians, and is openly opposing proposals to lower prescription drug costs, invest in care for seniors, provide affordable health care for hundreds of thousands of uninsured  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 15 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: In a recent column, the South Florida Sun Sentinel editorial board takes Marco Rubio to task for putting his partisan political agenda ahead of what's best for Floridians and failing to show up for work. Among Rubio's many failures the board calls out are his recent vote to cut Medicare and crater the economy, his long history of skipping out on his job, his abandonment of reforms to help immigrant communities, and his opposition to a landmark disability r more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 16 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In 1988, Die Hard was playing in movie theaters and George Michael was at the top of the charts. That same year, then-Attorney General Robert Stephan signed on to the Tobacco Enforcement settlement agreement. Despite that, Attorney General Derek Schmidt has been on a media tour trying to take credit for the $655.5 million in settlement funds that the state has been paid over the last decade as a result of an agreement that was signed 23 years before he wo more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Dec. 17 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: In light of the major report released by the Kansas Reflector regarding Attorney General Derek Schmidt's financial ties to the natural gas industry -- the very same industry he was responsible for investigating as a result of the February cold snap -- the Kansas Democratic Party demands he answer the following questions: 1. Why did you fail to tell the public when you announced an investigation into gas providers that you have a natural gas well on your  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, once again, climate change and its frightening consequences are front-page news across the state of Maine. From heightened flooding risks in Bangor and Brewer to sea level rise threatening York County property values to the lobster industry watching its catch move further and further north, climate change is impacting the everyday lives of Maine people. And with the Gulf of Maine warming faster than nearly any body of water in the world and clim more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Despite not holding any "large, public" campaign events since September, James Craig has managed to spend "nearly $34,000" on "executive protection services" according to a new report by MLive. Seasoned political operatives have described the nearly $1,000-a-day expense as an "unusual use of donor dollars." The company Craig's campaign is contracting with - Shield Security Consultants and Protection Services - has both a personal connection to Craig more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: James Craig toured Detroit Public Safety Academy to "highlight" an "education agenda" that has yet to be identified despite months on the trail - but would be detrimental to public education as we know it based on the little Craig has said on this important issue thus far. During one of his many softball appearances on national network shows, Craig gave a blanket endorsement for transforming Michigan's public education system with a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Despite not holding any "large, public" campaign events since September, James Craig has managed to spend "nearly $34,000" on "executive protection services" according to a new report by MLive. Seasoned political operatives have described the nearly $1,000-a-day expense as an "unusual use of donor dollars." The company Craig's campaign is contracting with - Shield Security Consultants and Protection Services - has both a personal connection to Craig more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 15 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After months of running a "relatively quiet" campaign, James Craig yesterday visited charter schools to give a preview of his dangerous education agenda - a DeVos style voucher scheme that would decimate public education. Seeking to defund public schools by any means necessary, Craig expressed support for stripping public schools of their funding and transferring those resources to charter schools. Then according to MIRS, Craig said that the public more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2021: According to a new report by Bridge Michigan, gubernatorial candidate James Craig's actual political background has been inconsistent with the story he's been telling on the stump since joining the primary in July - especially when describing when he became a Republican. Previously, Craig said his time serving as police chief in Portland, Maine - a tenure that lasted from 2009 to 2011 - was the "turning point" for becoming a Republi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Since announcing his campaign, out-of-touch millionaire and Toyota car salesman Kevin Rinke has spent over $300,000 on TV as part of his $10 million dollar pledge to buy the governor's office. Across four ads, Rinke repeatedly ignores reality and Governor Whitmer's record in a shady attempt to sell his own credentials. Used Car Fact #3 - Out-of-Touch Millionaire Kevin Rinke is Blatantly Ignoring the Historic Strides Governor Whitmer Has Made for Pub more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Elsie Arntzen's OPI has announced that they are shutting down their educator licensing system between December 31, 2021 and June 1, 2022. They will be implementing a new system for this summer- but in the intervening months, Montana's educators will have few and potentially insecure options to renew their licenses.The already understaffed agency has struggled to keep up with demand for licensure, as Elsie's leadership has led to a nearly 90% turnover ra more PR

HELENA, Montana, Dec. 18 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Tuesday night, Rep. Matt Rosendale voted against holding former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in the Jan 6th investigation. Let's take a look back at Rosendale's history of putting party over country: * January 6 2021 - Votes to overturn election results in one or more states * January 7 2021 - The DAY after the deadly insurrection, Rosendale continues to oppose election results * May 19 20 more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: A flood of new reporting over the weekend highlighted the escalating NC GOP U.S. Senate primary as the "campaigns go negative." After Club for Growth blasted out an "unprecedented," 12-page mailer - a "hit job" on Pat McCrory over his past ethics and corruption scandals, McCrory hit back, accusing Budd of "hid[ing] behind DC special interests.". With the primary election delayed and former President Trump "struggling to clear the Republican fiel more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: In new reporting from Politico, the Budd and McCrory campaigns are not holding back. While Pat McCrory is accusing Budd of selling out to Club for Growth, the group called McCrory "a failed former governor with a record of serious ethical lapses and corruption allegations" and suggested: "the real question is how much longer does McCrory stay in the race." Read more about the "intensifying attacks": Politico: 'Trump-hater' vs. 'Washington insi more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 16 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Thanks to the Child Tax Credit included in President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan, child poverty across the country is on track to decrease by 40 percent. Since these monthly tax cuts started hitting North Carolina families' bank accounts in July, parents across the state have publicly stated how much of a difference these payments have made in their lives. See below to see how the Child Tax Credit has impacted families across North more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: As North Carolinians across the state light candles and deck the halls, they will spend this festive season spreading cheer to others during this time of giving, community, and joy. However, some GOP grinches have lost sight of the reason for the season and have landed on the 2021 GOP Naughty List for their failure to condemn hate and bigotry. * Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson * Representative Tim Moore * Senator Phil Berger * Representativ more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: The nasty and personal infighting in the GOP senate primary continues to be on full display after failed politician Pat McCrory went on a complaint tour, slamming rival Ted Budd for refusing to debate and accusing him of hiding behind a "smear campaign." * During an appearance on his former radio station McCrory slammed Club for Growth for its negative attack ads, accusing them of buying the U.S. Senate seat, and being Ted Budd's "personal camp more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Manchester with Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Senator Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman Annie Kuster and Congressman Chris Pappas to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure law's investments in expanding passenger rail -- which Senator Hassan negotiated and New Hampshire's Congressional delegation strongly supported. This bill expands funding opportunities for passenger rail and invests more than a billio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Democrats have a serious problem, and they know it. Hispanic voters are running away from the Democrats as fast as they can and becoming Republican. Joe Biden and the Democrats seem to be puzzled about why Hispanic voters are moving away from their party in droves, but the reasons could not be clearer. They support the Republican agenda of smaller government, capitalism, and secure borders. And they reject the Democrats' agenda of big governm more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 18 -- The Nebraska Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Friday, President Joe Biden named former state Sen. Kate Bolz as Nebraska's USDA Rural Development Director. Bolz represented the 29th District in the Legislature district from 2013 to 2021. She was the 2020 Democratic candidate for Nebraska's First Congressional District seat. Said NDP Chair Jane Kleeb: "Kate Bolz will travel the state making sure rural communities are listened to and have the resources to solve problems at the local level. "P more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 16 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: House Bill 2988 is another attempt to silence and rewrite our history. The Oklahoma Democratic Party denounces this harmful bill that shuts down discussions on slavery and those who have been impacted by its history. "True history is complicated but necessary," stated Alicia Andrews, the Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair. "I'm not sure which idea is worse; the idea that Jim Olsen is sincere in his quest to rewrite and whitewash history OR that h more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: In preparation for his court case defending Trump's "fraudit," Jake Corman went back on Steve Bannon's unhinged podcast -- which has been called a "'dangerous' fantasyland of election lies." As he pandered for support from Trump and the MAGA base, Corman repeated many of those dangerous lies about the 2020 election and said he's "committed" to "getting to the bottom" of what happened on November 3rd. "After his 'MAGA makeover,' it's no surprise t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: While Democrats are delivering for Pennsylvanians from the White House to the Governor's office, the ever-growing group of far-right wannabes running in the Republican primary for Governor is all-in on Trumpian litmus tests and, this week, some of them are even defending the Trump-approved sham "audit" in court. The far-right PA-Gov candidates will spend the week fighting to prove their MAGA bonafides by defending their crusade to hand over 9 mil more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Jake Corman's efforts to defend the Big Lie in court have caught the attention of Donald Trump, who in a recent interview with the AP, called Corman out by name for championing a sham "audit," praising him for being "totally engaged" in the effort. As he praised Corman in that interview, Trump claimed, "they used COVID in order to cheat, as a way of cheating" and suggested Corman is pursuing the audit because he agrees. Corman checked with Trump  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting from the Washington Examiner shows there is yet another spender in the GOP's nasty Republican Senate primary as the super PAC American Leadership Action has formed in support of New Jersey's Mehmet Oz. The race, which is already made up of flawed and well funded candidates, is only going to get messier and more expensive with another group spending on attack ads. While Carla Sands is already putting millions into her campaign, Jeff  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 17 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, cities across the commonwealth are already seeing the benefits of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Among the many improvements to PA's infrastructure include: more than $240 million for drinking water systems, $2.5 million for Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport and strong investments in new electric vehicle charging stations. Local residents and businesses say this funding from Biden's Infrastructure Law will al more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The holidays can be stressful on both families and small businesses across the commonwealth, but President Biden has taken action to help.Thanks to the president's ongoing work to strengthen our supply chain and the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, shelves will be stocked and families will be able to celebrate this holiday season. President Biden understands how higher prices can squeeze the middle-class, which is why he announced ne more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Jake Corman is all-in on the far-right race-to-the-bottom to please Donald Trump. But ahead of his big week championing his Trump-approved fraudit in court, the PA Democratic Party paid for a message for "Jake" from a very special celebrity: Donald Trump Jr. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUh4tdsLg5g&feature=youtu.be) to watch the video. While Corman has become the face of Harrisburg Republicans' widely criticized "fraudit," and has more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2021: Pennsylvania state Senator Scott Martin became the 12th (or is the 13th? Or maybe 15th? Honestly, we're losing count...) candidate to join the crowded, messy far-right "Super MAGA" primary. Scott Martin enters the field of MAGA candidates with a well-established far-right resume. On the Big Lie, Martin "fully" supported a partisan audit of the 2020 election. He's also promoted an extreme anti-labor agenda, including wanting to ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: With the mid-term elections less than a year away, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the road ahead for Republicans and some of the key challenges facing both political parties - and the nation - heading into 2022. Leading the Forum's coverage is an essay by former Congressman Tom Davis examining Glenn Youngkin's recent election as the 74th Governor of Virginia. Davis, who represented the 11th District of Virginia in the U.S. House and also served as Chai more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party commends the Democratic candidates who have filed to run for judicial posts across Texas. These qualified judicial candidates will be running uncontested and are therefore slated to be our nominees for the 2022 midterm. We are confident that the strength of our judicial bench candidates will lead to a Democratic victory in November 2022. See below for the list of Democratic candidates running for Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Cr more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party congratulates all the strong Democratic candidates who have filed to run for state office. From Governor to the State Board of Education, a record-breaking number of qualified and diverse candidates, including the 26 candidates for State Board of Education. All of these Democratic candidates are running to represent the state of Texas and will ensure that Democrats win up and down the ballot in the critical 2022 election. See below for t more PR