INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 23 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families, stands with LGBTQ+ Hoosiers against the INGOP's unnecessary and continued attacks on families and children. This week, the Republican supermajority heard Senate Bill 480 and House Bill 1608 again after they passed out of their original chambers. These are targeted assaults on the LGBTQ+ commu more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 24 -- The Delaware Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Delaware Democratic Party has published a draft of its delegate selection plan for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. The draft document will be prominently featured on www.deldems.org for 30 days of public comment before the Delaware Democratic Party's State Executive Committee convenes in late April to approve the final draft. The deadline for Delaware to submit its final draft to the more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 22 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * Following Georgia Republicans' passage of S.B. 140 banning gender affirming care for transgender youth, Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement. "Today, with the passage of S.B. 140, Georgia Republicans continued their shameful track record of targeting vulnerable Georgians and interfering with private medical d more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 24 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on March 23, 2023: * * * After Brian Kemp quietly signed SB 140, a bill banning evidence-based health care for trans youth, Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement: "With his signature on SB 140, Brian Kemp has further cemented his legacy of attacking Georgians' rights, infringing on private medical decisions, and targeting our state's more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 24 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news release: In his first week as chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party (MDP) Chairman Russ Carnahan testifies before the Missouri House of Representatives in favor of HB 347, which aims to Reinstate Presidential Primaries. "The national momentum has shifted away from caucuses for a reason," said Carnahan. "Caucuses can create barriers for people to vote who may have additional circumstances to over more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, DNC AAPI Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong, and DNC Interfaith Council Co-Chair Nadia Ahmad released the following statement to mark the beginning of Ramadan: "Democrats send our warmest wishes to Muslims across the nation and around the world as they begin their observance of the blessed month of Ramadan tonight. "As Muslim communities join together for tarawih prayers, fastin more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 25 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news on March 24, 2023: Ron DeSantis signed legislation aimed at helping shield insurance companies from lawsuits, even as the property insurance crisis in the state worsens. Today, one insurance company announced that it plans to raise rates on some Florida customers by over 50%, and some homeowners in southwest Florida are being shortchanged by their insurance companies after Hurricane Ian. "After four year more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 25 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried released the following statement on new polling from Yahoo News and YouGov on Ron DeSantis's extreme agenda: "As Ron DeSantis pushes to pass his extreme far-right legislation to win over the MAGA base in preparation for his run for president, Americans are sending a clear message: We don't want his extremist agenda or him." Yahoo News: Poll: Signature DeSantis p more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 18 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization advocating for the future of Indiana and its families and workers, called for increased support of Indiana public schools in light of the recent lobbying efforts by school choice advocates for more private and charter school funding. As reported in the Indiana Capital Chronicle, school choice advocates are upping their efforts to expand private and ch more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 24 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: The Indiana Democratic Party, the organization that advocates for the future of Indiana and its families and workers, today celebrates the 13th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act by President Barack Obama. Over 515,000 additional Hoosiers are covered by Medicaid expansion and over 185,000 more are insured through the ACA marketplace. The law forced insurance c more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: In case you missed it, Kevin Landrigan's State House Dome column this week showcased Chris Sununu's support for putting Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block. Sununu's support for going after these critical programs aligns him with extreme MAGA Republicans vying for the White House like Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Ron DeSantis -- all of whom have repeatedly pushed unpopular  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, Governor Chris Sununu opposed the Biden-Harris Administration's new national drinking water standard which will protect New Hampshire's water supply from dangerous PFAS contamination. In an interview with WMUR, Governor Chris Sununu called the EPA's new water protections -- which are an important step towards ensuring clean, safe water for Granite Staters -- "unreasonable" and qu more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 24 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release: 13 years ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, bringing health insurance to 30 million more Americans and forcing insurance companies to cover those with preexisting conditions. Since then, the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats have built on the ACA's progress, strengthening its protections and continuing to lower costs for New Mexican families. But ev more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 24 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Thanks to the leadership of State House Democrats, two pieces of hateful, anti-trans legislation were halted. HB 10, the bill that would forcibly "out" transgender students, and HB 417, which puts criminal penalties on individuals assisting trans youth seeking gender-affirming care, were both tabled. When asked about the accompanying hateful legislation in the State Senate, Sununu did not  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 21 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Democratic Party has released their 2024 Delegate Selection Plan for public comment, as required by the rules of the Democratic National Committee. The plan complies with New Hampshire law establishing the first-in-the-nation primary, and outlines the NHDP's process to select delegates to the Democratic National Convention next summer. It will be available for public comme more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: Frank LaRose, who once called August special elections "unnecessary," and said they "aren't good for taxpayers, election officials, voters or the civic health of our state," is now dodging questions on the political maneuvering by his fellow Republicans in the statehouse. Statehouse GOP leaders are pulling all the political levers they have in order to effectively kill citizen-led ballot initiatives in Ohio, inclu more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 24, 2023: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on twice-impeached former President Donald Trump's upcoming campaign stop in Waco: "Donald Trump's brief presidency was a disaster for hard-working Texas families, and we as Texas Democrats are confident that, if he is the Republican nominee in 2024, our state will reject his failed vision. On issue af more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Ask him three different ways and he'll refuse to tell you the truth: no matter how many times he's questioned, Governor Youngkin refuses to say whether or not he fired Jillian Balow who left her post as superintendent after a Youngkin administration error that has caused a MASSIVE $201 million budgetary shortfall for Virginia's K-12 public schools. "Despite his willingness to deceive Virginia's par more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Youngkin continued his assault on Virginia's public school system today with the appointment of Lisa Coons, the former Tennessee Chief Academic Officer. U.S. News and World Report ranks Virginia #10 in K-12 education. Tennessee ranks #31. "Youngkin has appointed a new commander to the frontlines in his war against public education," said Liam Watson, Press Secretary for the Democr more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 24 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that far-right candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Dan Kelly appeared at an event headlined by anti-abortion extremist Matthew Trewhella. During his speech in St. Croix County, Trewhella compared public health guidance during the COVID pandemic to the Holocaust. Trewhella has previously said the murder of an anti-abortion provider was "justifiable homicide." Trewh more PR