INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today highlighted what will be the two competing visions for the 2022 state and federal elections: Indiana Democrats' economic agenda vs. Indiana GOP's culture wars. The 2022 legislative session cemented the Indiana Republican Party as the Culture War Party - willing to set a more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * Following the decision of the Maricopa County Superior Court on Proposition 208, Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Teran issued the following statement. "To the educators who led the Red for Ed movement and those who supported them - we are with you. When teachers, parents, and community allies came together, they were fighting for the children of Arizona. They had a radical  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: In a new profile by Jewish Insider, GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters spouted his seemingly half-baked thoughts on everything from the "wide-open" primary field to the world's most pressing foreign policy conundrums. The nearly 5,000-word piece covered a series of Blake's hot takes, including: * His thoughts on Israel: Masters called the country a "tough neighborhood"...twice. * His "admiration" of more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: The more we learn about Mark Brnovich, Jim Lamon, and Blake Masters' agenda for Arizona, the worse it becomes. First: They scoffed at Senator Kelly's plan to save struggling Arizonans 18 cents per gallon at the pump. Then: Republicans doubled and tripled down on their party's unpopular plan to raise taxes on working families and seniors and end Social Security and Medicare. Now: Senate Republicans ar more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: If GOP Senate candidates Mark Brnovich, Blake Masters, and Jim Lamon get their way, 34% of Arizonans will see a tax increase under the new GOP plan. They won't give you the details, so we broke it down for you. See below for the impact of the GOP plan: BIG PICTURE: The GOP Plan would hike taxes on 34% of Arizonans, including: * Retirees who rely on Social Security to get by; * People with disabilit more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 9 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last week, after months of attacks from former President Donald Trump over the 2020 election, Doug Ducey officially announced that he is not running for Senate. In response, Trump released an unsurprising statement taking credit for that announcement and reiterating his "kingmaker" role in the primary. In the wake of Ducey's decision and Trump's subsequent victory lap, there are two main takeaways: Fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This weekend, Politico reported that governors' races are taking on newfound importance for major donors as Democratic governors are increasingly seen as "existential for the party's presidential prospects, if not democratic governance itself." In interviews with dozens of Democratic donors, advisors, and campaign institutions, Politico found an intensified focus on investing in governors' races as Republica more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 5 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on March 4, 2022: * * * A new report from the Department of Labor detailed that the U.S. economy under President Biden's leadership added 678,000 jobs in February, the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8%, and wages have grown 5.1% compared to February 2021. Following today's booming jobs report, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement. "As w more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 11 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Contributions to Brian Kemp's leadership committee are facing new scrutiny and allegations of pay-to-play activity. Last night, a new report from FOX 5 Atlanta revealed a $50,000 contribution to Brian Kemp's leadership committee from the CEO of a medical mariuana company, which came shortly after the company was chosen by the Access to Medical Marijuana Commission (who's members were selected by the more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a groundbreaking investigation of Herschel Walker's claims about his business record, exposing his "exaggerated claims," a "string of defaults," "court records and other public documents contradict[ing] statements Walker has made," and millions in unpaid loans. It's just the latest in a long line of credibility issues from the Trump-tapped candidate that Ge more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Yesterday, in a preview of the infighting to come in the GOP Senate primary, Gary Black and Latham Saddler called out Herschel Walker for showing "cowardice," "abandoning" Georgians, "falling apart" under simple questioning, and garnering "paper-thin" support across the state. After "a string of gaffes, even with conservative interviewers," as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution notes, "Walker's campai more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: The Department of Education announced that President Biden and Democrats' American Rescue Plan delivered over $1.4 billion to colleges and universities in Georgia - one of the largest ever investments in the Peach State's colleges and universities - despite Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans' unanimous opposition to the historic relief package. This funding includes approximately $268 million for com more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Yesterday, after Georgia veterans condemned Perdue's silence on Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, David Perdue's campaign responded -- but instead of addressing the issue, derided the veterans' concerns as a "false narrative" being pushed by the "liberal media." "Instead of condemning Trump's praise for Putin, David Perdue dismissed valid concerns from veter more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 11 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: Ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that over 701,000 Georgians had their health care costs reduced - no thanks to Georgia Republicans, who unanimously voted against the relief. This news comes as Republicans have doubled down on their promise to deliver an agenda of hiking taxes and raising health insura more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 10 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Trump-endorsed candidate David Perdue officially filed paperwork for Georgia's gubernatorial race, attempting to unseat Brian Kemp. Days after Perdue launched his campaign in December, Trump announced his support for the former senator and has become increasingly involved in the already heated race, attacking Kemp regularly and amplifying the chaos in the GOP primary. So far, Trump: * Released a st more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Following reports that Donald Trump will travel to Commerce, Georgia, to hold a campaign rally for David Perdue and to further antagonize Brian Kemp, The Democratic Party of Georgia released the following statement. "Trump's increasing involvement in this primary is fueled more by his hatred of Kemp than support for Perdue -- now, he's coming to Kemp's own backyard to taunt the governor as he conti more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As the qualifying period for the 2022 midterm elections ends, a record-breaking 310 Democrats have qualified to run for office up and down the ballot - shattering numbers in 2018, the last non-presidential election year. Democratic candidates have qualified to run in every statewide seat, every federal seat, and 71% of state legislative districts. More seats in Congress, the State House, and State S more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: According to new data released yesterday by a non-partisan think tank, Republicans' economic agenda - which they have promised to pass if successful in this year's midterm elections - would raise taxes on 42.5 percent of Georgians. While President Biden and Democrats are taking bold action to lower costs for working families and continue to strengthen our economic recovery, Georgia Republicans - inc more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: A new report from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts has revealed that under Brian Kemp, the state's unemployment insurance system failed Georgians in need of support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which "sharply criticized" the Georgia Department of Labor's (GDOL) handling of unemployment benefits during the pandemic, shows that many Georgians who needed support: * Waited mon more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: This morning, ahead of Donald Trump Jr.'s campaign events with David Perdue, Georgia veterans held a virtual press conference condemning Perdue's silence on Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin as "smart," "savvy," and a "genius" as thousands of Georgia-based U.S. troops from Fort Stewart deploy to Europe amid Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Beyond his r more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 8 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Herschel Walker officially filed his paperwork to run for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat, but the Trump-tapped candidate continues to come under fire from all sides as Republicans sound off on his lackluster campaign, he refuses to debate his Republican rivals, "questions about [his] background are piling up," new reports emerge across the state about his shady business practices, and Walker takes heat f more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 11 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: The Vermont Democratic Party (VDP) is hiring a Coordinated Campaign Director, thanks to a new grant announced today by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). This is the first time the DNC is funding the Coordinated Campaign Director position in the state and the role will drive partnership between all Vermont Democratic campaigns, focus on early statewide rural outreach, and beg more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * On the 57th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement. "57 years ago, hundreds of committed voting rights activists attempted to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. They were met with slurs, batons, and smoke bombs. But they didn't give up -- and two days later, they kept marching. They showed the world the fierce urgency of the need more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following joint news release with three organizations: The Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Arizona Democratic Party filed a motion to intervene in the Arizona Republican Party's legal action seeking to end early and absentee voting in Arizona - the dominant form of voting in the state. From Sam Cornale, DNC Executive Director more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: Yesterday, state Democratic parties highlighted a new nonpartisan state-by-state analysis showing that Republicans' agenda would hike taxes on the poorest 40% of Americans by an average of $1,000. The new analysis comes as Senator Ron Johnson confirmed Monday that Republicans plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act if they take power - a move that would end protections for people with pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following joint news release with three organizations: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party filed a motion to intervene in the Arizona Republican Party's legal action seeking to end early and absentee voting in Arizona - the dominant form of voting in the state From Christie Roberts, DSCC Exe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Across the Senate battlegrounds, Democrats are holding Republican candidates accountable for their party's pledge to overturn the Affordable Care Act if they win the Senate majority - spiking costs and jeopardizing coverage for Americans with pre-existing conditions. See for yourself: From the Arizona Democratic Party: "Each week, Arizonans learn more about Mark Brnovich, Jim Lamon, and Blak more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: President Joe Biden has made it very clear that he stands firm with the Venezuelan people. The high-level meeting between White House representatives and Nicolas Maduro had two distinct purposes: bringing Americans unjustly incarcerated in Venezuela home and furthering democracy in the Latin American country. The Venezuelan regime has shown a willingness to collaborate, as they have already released two o more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on March 11, 2022: If you look at the topline numbers, President Biden's American Rescue Plan has been an unqualified success. Since it was signed into law one year ago today, the law has made real progress for people across the country: unemployment claims are down 70%, child poverty is at the lowest rate ever recorded, home foreclosures are at just one-third of pre-pandemic levels, and the number of peopl more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 9 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: According to new data released yesterday, Republicans' economic agenda - which they have promised to pass if successful in this year's midterm elections - would raise taxes on 40.5% percent of Floridians, including fixed-income seniors, people making minimum wage, and poor and working-class families. This revelation comes as Senator Ron Johnson confirmed Monday that Republicans plan to repeal the Affordabl more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 10 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: In March of 2021, the United States was in rough shape. Schools were still closed, few people had been vaccinated, the economy was reeling, and more than 500,000 Americans were dead following one of the worst waves of the pandemic. Tens of millions more across the country were facing the prospects of unemployment, eviction from their homes, and the realization that they might not be able to afford to put f more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 10 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, a national advocate for the earned benefits seniors rely on to retire in dignity, joined Florida Representative Geraldine Thompson and Florida seniors advocate Bill Sauers to discuss the impact Republicans' new tax hike would have in Florida. The leaders called out Marco Rubio for failing to denounce the plan to raise taxes on millions of Americans, including Florida seniors, and put M more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on March 10, 2022: Marco Rubio has spent his career in the Senate working to undermine the health care and retirement benefits Floridians spend their lives earning. Six years ago today, he promised to raise the retirement age and privatize Medicare at a GOP debate in Miami. Now, Rubio is refusing to condemn the new GOP plan that sunsets Social Security and Medicare. "Floridians who work their entire lives  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Thanks to the Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act, nearly 100 Florida airports are getting critical new funding that will help create jobs, improve safety, and lower costs. But if Marco Rubio had his way, Florida's airports would lose out on over $240 million in funding for revitalization projects, leaving travelers and businesses behind. Not only did Rubio vote against the new infrastructure legislatio more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Last night, Marco Rubio voted against a government funding bill to send billions of dollars in much-needed aid to Ukraine, provide resources for survivors of domestic abuse, fund the Capitol Police, and ensure vital government programs have the resources they need to keep serving Americans. "Marco Rubio once again put his own agenda ahead of doing the right thing, opposing crucial bipartisan legislation i more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 11 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that 2.7 million people in Florida are now seeing reduced health care costs - no thanks to every single Republican member of Florida's congressional delegation, which unanimously voted against the relief law. This news comes as Republicans have doubled down on their promise to deliver an agenda more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 9 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: On Monday, Marco Rubio's colleague Senator Ron Johnson revealed that Republicans will try to repeal the Affordable Care Act if they take control of Congress. While stripping away protections for pre-existing conditions and other cost controls would cause Floridians' health care costs to spike, Rubio has yet to rule out another attempt to repeal the ACA. "Marco Rubio has spent over a decade working to repea more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The following statement should be attributed to Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz. "Once again, Ron DeSantis has shown how deep his hypocrisy goes. Though he claims to stand with the Venezuelan community, the truth is he is pushing anti-immigration laws that could send thousands of Venezuelans back to the socialist, murderous regime he says he opposes. His policies are putting our immi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 8 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of Friday's one year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data from the Department of Education shows that Florida received nearly $2.4 billion in critical funding for the state's colleges and universities - no thanks to a single Republican member of Florida's congressional delegation, which unanimously voted against the relief law. Governor Ron DeSantis a more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 9 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today released the following backgrounder to illustrate President Joe Biden and Indiana Democrats' plan to solve high gas prices and help the nation achieve energy independence. This plan includes continuing record-level production of oil and natural gas, investing in renewable more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 11 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is creating for the state's veterans community. This week, the New Albany Redevelopment Commission announced it awarded $50,000 of American Rescue Plan dollars to Liberty Place, a veterans program which provides sh more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is STILL creating for Indianapolis. This time, Pete Buttigieg (Secretary, Department of Transportation) announced IndyGo would receive about $51 million to help jumpstart ridership goals as the state is reaching the more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 8 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today celebrated the brighter future the American Rescue Plan is STILL creating for the Hoosier State. Last week, Daleville announced it would use $200,000 of its Rescue Plan dollars to install solar panels for the community's new town hall facility. The infrastructure investme more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 8 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today called out Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen and Oath Keeper Scott Baldwin for taking credit for infrastructure projects for the City of Noblesville - projects paid for by President Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Thanks to Democrats, Noblesville received more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, today criticized U.S. Senator Todd Young for leading an effort to dismantle organized labor's contracts with the federal government. In a letter with more than 40 other Republican U.S. Senators, Young claimed prioritizing union jobs would harm implementation of The Jobs Act -  more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 12 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: Former Leavenworth public school teacher Mary Sue Wilson penned an op-ed for the Kansas City Star reflecting on the damage Sam Brownback and Derek Schmidt's extreme "tax experiment" caused public education in Kansas, and the importance of making sure we re-elect Governor Laura Kelly to continue making progress for our public school system. Both as a state Senator and as Attorney General, Derek Schmidt gr more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 12 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, the Kansas Democratic Party announced that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) granted the state party's request to provide an early investment into the Kansas Democratic Party's 2022 Coordinated Campaign, the organization responsible for boosting Kansas Democrats up and down the ballot. The DNC is providing the Kansas Coordinated Campaign with a grant to hire a statewide Organizing Direct more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: It's Day Three of Protecting Kansans From Derek Schmidt Week, the Kansas Democratic Party's series holding Derek Schmidt accountable for his lengthy track record of failing to protect Kansas consumers. Today's topic: Schmidt's failure to deliver answers to Kansans about the investigation into last year's natural gas price gouging crisis. "For over a year, Derek Schmidt has left Kansans  more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 9 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: It's Day Two of Protecting Kansans From Derek Schmidt Week, the Kansas Democratic Party's response to Schmidt's lengthy track record of failing to protect Kansas consumers throughout his career. Today's topic: Schmidt helping Sam Brownback steal from the Kansas Highway Fund. "For years, under Derek Schmidt and Sam Brownback, money meant for our roads and bridges was being spent on anythin more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: It's Day Four of Protecting Kansans From Derek Schmidt Week, the Kansas Democratic Party's response to Schmidt's lengthy track record of failing to protect Kansas consumers throughout his career. Today's topic: Schmidt's opposition to Medicaid expansion. "Derek Schmidt has had access to taxpayer-funded health insurance his entire career, but has repeatedly said 'to hell' with Kansans'  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 8, 2022: * * * Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement on Governor Janet Mills' announcement today that she is running for reelection. "The Maine Democratic Party is excited by Governor Mills' announcement, and we stand ready to fight alongside her to make sure Democrats are elected up and down the ticket this November. Since taking office in 2019, the Governor has  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Paul LePage changed his tune on yet another policy proposal, this time backtracking on his claim that "I don't care if oil goes up to $7 a gallon for a couple of weeks." The claim was part of a larger shot at President Biden for not yet having banned Russian oil imports. Now that the President has followed through on the ban and gas prices are rising across the country, LePage has flip-flopped yet again. " more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 10 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Yesterday, after Governor Janet Mills officially launched her re-election campaign, the Maine GOP and Paul LePage's campaign doubled down on the only strategy they know: blatantly lying about Governor Mills' record. Here are some of the most egregious lies from yesterday: GAS TAX LIES: Governor Mills does not support raising the gas tax. The false claim used by Paul LePage yesterday at a press conference more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: Over the last week, the state of Maine's guidelines around masking have been updated to reflect the encouraging reality of declining COVID-19 cases in the state. In typical fashion, Maine Republicans have tried to use the policy shift to attack Governor Mills' handling of the pandemic, claiming in the Bangor Daily News and on Twitter that the shift was based on a political calculation, rather than in respon more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: After an eventful previous week, here's how the first full week of March went for the entire slate of gubernatorial candidates that are gaining such little ground the RGA has already pledged to burn $3.5 million to bail out whoever advances past the primary. Another Bad Week for James Craig James Craig just can't stop racking up the body blows on his apparently extremely lacking leadership skills.  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 12 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: One year ago today, President Biden signed the historic American Rescue Plan into law, spurring a year of investments in Michigan that helped over 70 percent of the state get vaccinated, safely reopened schools, put checks into the pockets of over one million families, lowered health care costs, and invested in communities to help them recover from the pandemic. This was made possi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Michigan drivers will begin receiving $400 refund checks for each vehicle they own - one of several boons to working families that out-of-touch millionaire and Toyota salesman Kevin Rinke has stood against since joining the crowded and messy Republican primary for governor. Rinke described the reform as a "fatal mistake" and said he would have vetoed it had he been governor instead. Gove more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 10 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last night at Mar-a-Lago, Perry Johnson doubled down on embracing election conspiracy theories as he stood beside Matthew DePerno and cheered on false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. DePerno has used his campaign for Michigan Attorney General to elevate his singular agenda to decertify the state's 2020 general election results. There has been no low he hasn't been willing to stoop to in pu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: Today odd-quality "guru" Perry Johnson launched yet another misleading attack ad against Governor Whitmer, this time in the hopes it will distract Michiganders from his dangerous agenda to decimate public education by enacting a voucher-style scheme and shutting down struggling schools. More than $3.5 million has been spent leveling false attacks on Whitmer's leadership since the star more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Odd-quality "guru" Perry Johnson released yet another ad - this time to broadcast his election conspiracy theories. As with the rest of the Republican gubernatorial field, Johnson is relying on dangerous lies about the 2020 general election in order to undermine public trust in the electoral process, call for restrictions on voting, and propose an extreme plan to slash funding for Detroit and other l more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: James Craig continues to face backlash for sending a campaign fundraising letter in which he went on the attack against law enforcement, calling members of the Michigan State Police "weak-kneed...underlings" that "abandon[ed] their jobs" to operate as cronies. In his desperate attempts to dodge responsibility for the mailer - despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary and even accounts from former  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * The following is a statement from Kent County Democratic Party Chair Bill Saxton after news reports of Robert Regan's insensitive and vile comments. "Our friends and our neighbors across the 74th state House District deserve better than a man who jokes about rape, who has long disparaged women and who regularly promotes vile antisemitic rhetoric. "The Republican Party must stand up to Robert Reg more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party held a press conference at the Michigan State Capitol with Michigan House Democrats - including Leader Donna Lasinski, Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi, and State Rep. Rachel Hood - to celebrate one year of President Biden's American Rescue Plan, not thanks to Michigan Republicans in Congress who are running on a promise to raise taxes on close to 40% of Michiganders and raise  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 8 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Michigan Democratic Party is calling on state Republicans to condemn a GOP state House candidate who used a rape analogy to make his case for overturning the 2020 election. "You know, having three daughters and I tell my daughters: Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lay back and enjoy it," Robert Regan said during a livestream with the group Coalition to Rescue Michigan. "We do want to more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: Ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that more than 300,000 Michiganders received smaller health care bills thanks to the American Rescue Plan which not a single Republican in Michigan's congressional delegation voted for. This news comes as Republicans have doubled down on their promise to deliver an agend more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 11 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2022: Last night in Detroit, Mayor Mike Duggan delivered his State of the City address and touted the reduction in violent crime that the city has experienced since James Craig left his post as chief of Detroit Police Department. Duggan also highlighted the more collaborative posture the department has after Craig's departure, allowing for DPD, prosecutors, and judges to work more closely more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 12 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Last night, Montana's junior Senator Steve Daines voted against sending aid to Ukraine, a democratic ally of the United States defending themselves against the Russian invasion. Despite his best efforts, the bill passed through the Senate and is on the way to the President's desk to provide critical military aid to Ukraine, boost our national defense, and fund the federal government through the next fis more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: According to numbers recently released by Yellowstone National Park's Cougar Project, four collared and GPS tracked mountain lions died last year. Three died of natural causes; one was killed by Montana's Governor Greg Gianforte on public land. This is not the first collared YNP animal Gianforte has shot. Last year, the Montana governor shot a collared wolf that was already caught in a trap. Gianforte  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 10 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of Friday's one year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data from the Department of Education shows that Montana received over $121 million for 27 colleges and universities- including $31 million for community colleges - in order to reopen their doors to in-person learning and get campuses back to normal operations following the pandemic - no thanks t more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 11 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of the American Rescue Plan, new data shows that 51,000 Montanans are now seeing reduced health care costs. Health care coverage in Montana increased by 14% due to the American Rescue Plan, as over 50,000 Montanans enrolled in Marketplace plans during this year's Open Enrollment Period (OEP). This represents a 21% increase from 2021's Open Enrollment Period, prior to the  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * One year ago today, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Bobbie Richardson released the following statement. "One year ago today, President Biden and Democrats delivered critical COVID-19 relief to North Carolinians through the American Rescue Plan. This historic bill helped to get over 6 million North Carol more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 9 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: According to new data released yesterday, Republicans' economic agenda - which they have promised to pass if successful in this year's midterm elections - would raise taxes on 39.8 percent of North Carolinians. This revelation comes as Senator Ron Johnson confirmed Monday that Republicans plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act if they take control of Congress and the White House. This means that  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on March 10, 2022: Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the signing of the American Rescue Plan. Ted Budd, Pat McCrory, and Mark Walker have all made their opposition clear and will have to explain to voters this year why they would have voted against legislation that lowered costs for working families in North Carolina, while their party leaders introduce plans to raise taxes and hike healt more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: Senate Republicans are making it clear that if they win the North Carolina Senate seat in 2022 their agenda is repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would gut coverage protections for North Carolinians with pre-existing conditions and spike health care costs. This comes after NRSC Chair Rick Scott released a plan to raise taxes on nearly 40 percent of North Carolinians, and ending Medicare and more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: The chaos in the GOP Senate field is escalating with more than two months to go until the May primary. * Club for Growth is out with yet another attack ad against McCrory. According to the News & Observer, the group has already spent about $650,000 against McCrory, and told Politico yesterday they are raising their initial pledge of $10 million to at least $14 million to support Budd. * McCrory more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on March 10, 2022: Ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that over 670,000 people in North Carolina are now seeing reduced health care costs - no thanks to every single Republican member of North Carolina's congressional delegation, which unanimously voted against the relief law. This news comes as Republicans have doubled more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 8 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: To date, Ted Budd has refused to debate his primary rivals, prioritizing Mar-a-Lago fundraisers over talking with North Carolina voters. Now that the field has been set, will Budd keep his promise and agree to debate or continue, as his opponents say, "hiding from the shadows of his DC special interests?" "Ted Budd has proven to North Carolinians that when it comes to showing up for them, he'd ra more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * To commemorate one year since the American Rescue Plan was signed into law, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley has released the following statement. "One year ago today, President Biden signed a once-in-a-generation relief package to rescue our economy from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to our Democratic federal delegation, New Hampshire received $1.5 billion i more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * Yesterday, ABC News reported that all three NH GOP Senate candidates refused to condemn the Republican plan to raise federal income taxes on Granite Staters if they retake the Senate majority. In response, NHDP Chair Ray Buckley released the following statement. "By refusing to condemn Republican scheme to raise taxes on hardworking Granite State families and seniors more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 9 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Senate Republicans just announced that in addition to prioritizing raising taxes on Granite Staters if they re-take the Senate majority, they will also once again try to overturn the Affordable Care Act -- raising health care costs and threatening coverage for Granite Staters with pre-existing conditions. In response, NHDP spokesperson Gates MacPherson released the following statement.  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 12 -- The New Hampshire Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * Representative Tony Labranche (Hillsborough-22) abandoned the New Hampshire Democrat Party to become a registered Independent. Representative Labranche cited "undemocratic" behavior and lack of support from NHDP Chair Raymond Buckley as reasoning for leaving the Democratic Party. Key takeaways from Rep. Labranche's statement: "The Democratic party...is the least Democratic Institution more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 12 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement celebrating the one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan becoming law. "Thanks to the leadership of President Biden, Senator Brown, Representatives Fudge, Ryan, Beatty, and Kaptur, the American Rescue Plan became law one year ago today, putting money in the pockets of working families, lowering healthcare costs for f more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Another day, another self-serving political calculation from Jane Timken comes to light. This time, Buckeye Flame uncovered that before entering politics, Timken used her position on the board at Kent State to support transgender rights. Don't ask her about it though, because in typical Timken fashion, she has abandoned that position since it does not suit her pursuit of higher office. "The only consistent thing a more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on March 8, 2022: In case you missed it, Darrel Rowland penned a column for The Columbus Dispatch today that highlights how the election chaos caused by Republicans is hurting both candidates and voters alike as Ohioans wait for the fair maps they overwhelmingly voted for in 2015 and 2018. The ongoing GOP-gerrymander is already costing Ohioans millions of dollars, putting the votes of Ohio service members in limbo an more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on March 8, 2022: Yesterday, Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson admitted that if Republicans take back the U.S. Senate, they are prepared to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would spike healthcare costs for working Ohioans, close rural hospitals, kick nearly 1 million Ohioans off their health insurance, and end protections for Ohioans with pre-existing conditions. The threat comes just days after Senate Re more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 9 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: In an interview with Spectrum News' Taylor Popielarz, Multimillionaire Matt Dolan admitted he's so rich he didn't know he had invested tens of thousands of dollars in China until he ran for U.S. Senate. He told Spectrum News that "through the exercise of my financial disclosure form, [he] found... out" he had invested in Alibaba Group. It's a fitting excuse for a millionaire who is self-funding his struggling campa more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on March 7, 2022: Late last night, Frank LaRose announced that the U.S. Department of Defense rejected his waiver to shorten the voting period for Ohio's servicemembers. LaRose sought the waiver because he and fellow Republicans continue to break the law and pass unconstitutional maps, playing politics with the votes of Ohio military members and making a May 3 primary all but impossible. The voting process for servi more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: The Ohio Democratic Party slammed Republicans for breaking the law five times and leaving Ohio's military members serving overseas to pay the price by creating chaos and confusion. Ohio Republicans have had five opportunities to follow the law and pass fair maps, but they've chosen to pass gerrymandered maps each time instead. Now, because of the election chaos created by Republicans, Ohio's overseas servicemembers more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 9 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 7, 2022: * * * Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Del City, released the following statement in response to House Bill 2982 that passed off the House floor Monday. House Bill 2982 establishes that a firearm suppressor manufactured in Oklahoma and stays in Oklahoma is not subject to federal law or federal regulation. "In 2012, Kansas passed their Second Amendment Protection Act. The act said firearms an more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republicans continue their unapologetic assault on public education as they push through their education vouchers and ESA bills. The latest IRS investigation into Epic Charter school's finances demonstrates why these voucher bills that funnel public dollars into the privatization of education, many of which are parochial schools, are a dangerous game with the peoples' public tax dollars. "The  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Republicans would like the public to think that they are pro-education, pro-parents, and pro-children, but numbers do not lie. They also want you to believe their rhetoric and hope the public doesn't learn the truth. But recent polling demonstrates that the people, 61%, vastly oppose defunding public education and funneling public taxpayers' dollars into private and charter schools. Removing ta more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 12 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: Oregon's lone congressional Republican voted against critical funding for Oregon colleges and universities in the American Rescue Plan one year ago tomorrow. Ahead of tomorrow's one year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data from the Department of Education shows that colleges and universities in Oregon's 2nd Congressional District, represented by Rep. Clif more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: It has been one year since the signing of President Biden's historic American Rescue Plan, and while Democrats remain committed to improving Pennsylvanians' lives and growing our Commonwealth, Republicans still remain opposed to relief for families, schools, and small businesses across the state. In the Governor's race alone, the Republican candidates continue to criticize the legislation -- with more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: According to new data released yesterday, Republicans' economic agenda - which they have promised to pass if successful in this year's midterm elections - would raise taxes on 35.6 percent of Pennsylvanians. This revelation comes as Senator Ron Johnson confirmed Monday that Republicans plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act if they take control of Congress and the White House. This means that over more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Bill McSwain's desperate letter is still making waves over six months later, and now, Donald Trump himself is citing the former U.S. Attorney's letter as evidence of "many corrupt things that happened in Philadelphia" in the 2020 presidential election -- even though McSwain did nothing to investigate those supposed "allegations" as U.S. Attorney. McSwain continues to claim his office received "all more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Since announcing his campaign in January, Doug Mastriano has supercharged the "Super MAGA" primary, leading his fellow candidates down the far-right rabbithole with his obsession with the MAGA agenda and his commitment to the Big Lie. This long-established "street cred" with the MAGA base has not only earned him frontrunner status in the GOP primary for Governor, but it's clearly helped him build  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 10, 2022: * * * State Sen. and GOP gubernatorial primary frontrunner Doug Mastriano was due to appear for a deposition today in front of the Jan. 6 Committee investigating the insurrection and Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, but it appears he failed to appear. In response, Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Marisa Nahem issued the f more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the most hypocritical of them all? Well, after a quick glance at Bill McSwain's Twitter, it seems he's trying to make Pennsylvanians think it's Jake Corman -- but McSwain's own campaign has been filled with non-stop hypocrisy. Of course, it's no coincidence Bill McSwain's campaign is trying to deflect attention after he was just called out for his "sly edit" in re more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on March 11, 2022: President Joe Biden is in Philadelphia today on the anniversary of the signing into law of the American Rescue Plan--a package that is providing over $17 billion in relief for Pennsylvania and was opposed by every Republican in Congress. While Democrats keep fighting for economic recovery and growth across the commonwealth, Republicans continue to push their agenda of tax hikes  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of tomorrow's anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that 374,000 people in Pennsylvania are now seeing reduced health care costs - no thanks to every single Republican member of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation, which unanimously voted against the relief law. This news comes as Republicans have doubled down on their promise to de more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * A week after NRSC Chairman Rick Scott outlined Senate Republicans' plan to raise taxes on millions of Americans, GOP Senate Ron Johnson promised to work towards repealing the Affordable Care Act if Republicans retake the majority. Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson Jack Doyle issued the following statement: "Republicans continue to accidentally tell the truth about how dangero more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of Friday's one year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data from the Department of Education shows that Pennsylvania received $1.3 billion in critical funding for 265 colleges and universities across the commonwealth - no thanks to a single Republican member of Congress from Pennsylvania, all of whom unanimously voted against the relief law. Ac more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Republican Party of Virginia issued the following agency statement: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Statement in Support of Susan Swecker. The Republican Party of Virginia is proud to announce its support for Susan Swecker for re-election as Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Under Ms. Swecker's watch, Republicans scored historic victories over her party in last November's elections. But, as Ms. Swecker says, "there is important work still t more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: A hearing over whether the investigations into families with transgender youth should be halted statewide brought the testimonies of these cruel attacks on trans kids and the violation of their rights to the forefront of an emotional court meeting. As a result, a judge has temporarily granted a reprieve and issued a statewide injunction blocking these unjust directives. But because the cruelty of Texas Republicans  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * 191 days after SB 8 became law in Texas, the Republican-led Texas Supreme Court ruled that private citizens can continue to take legal action against those seeking abortion care within state lines. At present, most Texans seeking abortion have no choice but to travel hundreds - if not thousands - of miles out of state to exercise their well-established right to an abortion. Texas Democratic Party Co-Ex more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * For the past year, Democrats' American Rescue Plan has been delivering much-needed pandemic relief to fund schools, businesses, and local governments in every district across the state. These funds, provided by President Biden and Democrats in Congress, have been credited with "saving" communities from this pandemic. Thanks to Governor Evers, ARP funds have been helping Wisco more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: For the past year, Wisconsin Republicans have rallied against pandemic relief for small businesses and working families, calling Democrats' tax cuts and economic impact payments "reckless," "disastrous," and a "train wreck." Yet, one year after President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law and as Gov. Evers continues to allocate funding across Wisconsin from the recovery plan, this sweeping legi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: The Republican Party is continuing their brazen attacks against working families, with their new platform to "raise taxes on as much as half of the country," including Wisconsin seniors. According to new data released yesterday from a non-partisan firm, the Republicans' economic agenda - which they have promised to pass if successful in this year's midterm elections - would raise taxes on 32 percent of Wisc more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 11 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of tomorrow's one-year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the American Rescue Plan into law, new data shows that over 212,000 Wisconsinites are now seeing reduced health care costs because of the ARP's affordability measures. Across the state, Wisconsinites are celebrating Democrats delivering this critical relief, and questioning why every single Republican member of Wisconsin's congressiona more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 8 (TNSRes) -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Ron Johnson backed a GOP agenda that would "raise taxes on as much as half of the country," including Wisconsin seniors; a new study shows 32% of Wisconsinites would see a tax increase under this plan. Johnson, who called the agenda a "positive thing," has a long record of standing against proposals that help working Wisconsinites, while supporting policies that help his wealthy donors. "Once agai more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 8 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: In a new interview, Ron Johnson doubled down on his self-serving agenda of raising health care costs and ripping away key protections from Wisconsinites. Johnson, who has made it a key priority to repeal the Affordable Care Act, outright admitted that if Wisconsinites re-elect him, he and his political allies will continue their assault on health care. "Ron Johnson broke his two term pledge to double down  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on March 11, 2022: On the one year anniversary of President Biden signing Democrats' American Rescue Plan into law, state Senator LaTonya Johnson, Assistant Minority Leader Representative Kalan Haywood, and owner of Bounce Milwaukee Becky Cooper celebrated the ways the ARP has delivered for their communities. Speakers highlighted how Democrats are working to lower costs for working families, while the Repu more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: On the heels of Ron Johnson's claim that if the GOP takes back control of government they should prioritize repealing the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsinites who rely on the ACA called out Senator Ron Johnson for doubling down on his self-serving agenda to rip away key protections from Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions and increase health care costs. Speakers noted Johnson's long history of attacki more PR