ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: An appeal has been filed challenging a state court ruling that blocked the Georgia State Election Board's recently passed rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November election. The Republican Party filed the appeal today with the Georgia Supreme Court. Earlier this month, a coalition of civil rights organizations intervened in a lawsuit chall more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 17 -- Cornell University issued the following news: This summer a group of seven Cornell students traveled with the Brooks School Institute of Politics and Global Affairs (IOPGA) director, former Congressman Steve Israel, and senior associate director, Erin King Sweeney, to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions to get an inside look at these major political events. The engaged learning experience built on Israel's Inside Elections class, in which he offers st more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS21666) on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Tunisia: In Brief" by African affairs specialist Alexis Arieff. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Once considered the lone democratic success story of the 2011 "Arab Spring" uprisings, Tunisia has seen erratic and increasingly authoritarian rule under President Kais Saied, first elected in 2019. Saied has dismantled institutional checks and balances, while ov more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2024: * * * Back & Forth: Dollar Valuation By Richard Koo and William Alan Reinsch Our goal in launching the Economic Security and Technology Department's Back & Forth series is two-fold. First, we want to bring attention to issues that do not get adequate attention in Washington policy circles or those that break with consensus. Second, as a bipartisan community of scholars  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2024: Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted the "neck-and-neck" race for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District in Janelle Stelson's favor, from "Lean Republican" to "Toss Up." According to Cook, "it's become increasingly clear that the fundraising differential" - including Stelson outraising Perry "by a massive $2.85 million to $900,000 i more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Last major survey on the Latino electorate presents one of the most comprehensive looks on how swing state Latino voters view the presidential candidates and the top issues -- cost of living, reproductive rights, gun control, and climate change, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued a 51-page report in October 2024 entitled "Voting Record - 118th Congress." Here are excerpts: * * * Reading The Leadership Conference Voting Record The Leadership Conference Voting Record reflects the recorded votes taken by every senator and representative on the legislative priorities of The Leadership Conference and its coalition members. The Leadership Conference has taken a sample of bills and nomination more ST

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: In response to a lawsuit challenging the rights of military and overseas voters, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed briefs today (PDF) (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/October/brief02-in-opposition-to-msj.pdf?rev=bce9b303095f4d1fb7eda8de73f522b4&hash=634C9FA6141385E35336550B213096FD) and Monday in the Michigan Court of Claims urgi more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: Three weeks from today, North Carolina voters will re-elect President Donald J. Trump. As we approach the final stretch, the momentum is behind President Trump as North Carolinians are eager to "turn the page." It's putting Kamala's campaign in a full meltdown as the Harris-Walz ticket and their surrogates continue to miss the mark by a mile. First, Kamala admitted the American Dream is  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) has introduced a resolution condemning Tucker Carlson's decision to give a platform to Darryl Cooper, a Holocaust revisionist whose views perpetuate harmful falsehoods, foster antisemitism, and undermine the fight against hate and bigotry in a September 2 interview. As the Anti-Defamation League said in the immediate aftermath of the interview's release, "Tucker Carlson more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2024: The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange held a reception last Monday evening with the bipartisan House and Senate Chiefs of Staff and Staff Directors Associations at the recently built Australian Embassy to celebrate the important democratic relationship between the United States and its longtime ally Australia. The evening meeting featured remarks by the Australian Acting Head more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 19 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: MADISON, Wis. - If you are covering the Wisconsin U.S. Senate debate between Eric Hovde and Senator Tammy Baldwin this evening, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "Tonight's debate was a resounding victory for Eric Hovde. From the moment she first arrived in Washington more than two decades ago, Tammy Baldwin has prioritized the whims and demands of special intere more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 17 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: MADISON, Wis. - Whether it be Lake Winnebago or Lake Michigan, Wisconsinites love the water. Peter Barca, however, prefers the crystal blue waters of Barbados. It turns out Barca's former company Aurora Associates International was among the numerous corporations listed in the infamous "Paradise Papers." From Politico: "The former company of Peter Barca, a Democratic congressional candidate who is runni more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement: * * * If you are covering Senator Bernie Sanders' events in Superior and Baraboo today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "Wisconsin Democrats are doubling down on disaster by putting socialist Senator Bernie Sanders on tour. Sanders is the living embodiment of every failed, extreme policy that Democrats have produced over the last four years. "While comm more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * If you are covering First Lady Jill Biden's event in Madison today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "For four years, working families have paid the price for the Biden-Harris administration's failed agenda. "Runaway inflation has cost Wisconsin households more than $27,000 with grocery bills increasing by 25%. "Jill Biden's visit more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 18 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: If you are covering Vice President Kamala Harris' events in Milwaukee, La Crosse, and Green Bay today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "Under President Donald J. Trump, the American dream was not merely a platitude or punchline but a promise to keep. From Milwaukee to La Crosse, Wisconsinites saw their incomes rise while prices remained steady thanks to his lea more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2024: * * * If you are covering Governor Tim Walz's events in Eau Claire and Green Bay today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: "While middle-class families in Wisconsin demand change, Democrats have decided to place their hopes in a Vikings fan with a propensity for lies and exaggerations to explain away Kamala Harris' lackluster record. Even mo more PR