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A Message from the Chair Necochea: GOP Attacks on Healthcare Access, Affordability Continue (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 29 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea:
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A Message from the Chair: GOP Attacks on Healthcare Access, Affordability Continue
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Medicaid is an investment that benefits everyone. It keeps parents healthy enough to work, guarantees care for neighbors with disabilities and seniors, and prevents families from drowning in medical debt. Just as importantly, it sustains rural hospitals and clinics that would otherwise be unable more PR
After Cyberattack Hamstrings Emergency Services and Nevadans' Labor Day Travel Plans, Lombardo Waits Five Days to Address Public (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 29 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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After Cyberattack Hamstrings Emergency Services and Nevadans' Labor Day Travel Plans, Lombardo Waits Five Days to Address Public
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While Nevadans still can't access essential services like applying for food benefits and renewing vehicle registrations, Joe Lombardo was sipping wine with campaign donors. Despite Lombardo making his law enforcement background his entire campaign, he couldn't face more PR
After Voting To Cut Medicaid, James Now Embroiled in Ethics Scandal (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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After Voting To Cut Medicaid, James Now Embroiled in Ethics Scandal
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Republican John Truscott told MIRS that James' campaign has "basically taken a gun and pointed at their own head with this kind of thing. This is just beyond stupidity."
LANSING -- John James dodged questions last week over his support for Medicaid cuts, and now he's facing major bipartisan criticism for blatantly using t more PR
Ahead of Labor Day, Lombardo Sides With Trump and Billionaires Over Hardworking Nevadans (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 29 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Ahead of Labor Day, Lombardo Sides With Trump and Billionaires Over Hardworking Nevadans
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Ahead of Labor Day, we've rounded up Joe Lombardo's extreme anti-labor record, including voting against pay raises for state police, and vetoing paid family leave and improvements to paid sick leave. Lombardo has vetoed more bipartisan legislation than any other governor in Nevada history.
As Lombardo b more PR
Ahead of the OSU Texas Game, Vivek Ramaswamy is Cheering for Texas (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Ahead of the OSU Texas Game, Vivek Ramaswamy is Cheering for Texas
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Columbus, Ohio- All eyes will be on Ohio Stadium this Saturday as the Buckeyes play Texas in a rematch of last season's playoff semifinals. But while Ohioans from every walk of life cheer on the Buckeyes, billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will actually be cheering for Texas after moving his business to Dallas just months before announcing his gu more PR
As Sears Refuses to Give Answers, Questions Remain About "Mystery Flight" (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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As Sears Refuses to Give Answers, Questions Remain About "Mystery Flight"
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Sears has repeatedly refused to respond to FOIA requests dealing with her financial disclosures
Andrew Cain, Richmond Times-Dispatch: "It's going to be interesting to see what the final determination is on this mystery flight"
VIRGINIA - During this week's Virginia Press Room Podcast, Virginia reporters And more PR
Bernie Moreno Talked to Voters and It Went So Badly the Ohio GOP Chair Told Republicans to Stop (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Bernie Moreno Talked to Voters and It Went So Badly the Ohio GOP Chair Told Republicans to Stop
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Columbus, Ohio- Last week, Bernie Moreno joined the City Club of Cleveland to participate in their long-standing tradition of public forums explaining his work in Washington to the community. It went so badly for Moreno that Ohio Republican Party Chair Alex Triantafilou told Republicans to avoid City Club event more PR
CRIME QUEEN MARIE: Soft on Crime, Hard on Washington Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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CRIME QUEEN MARIE: Soft on Crime, Hard on Washington Families
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President Trump today signed an executive order to eliminate cashless bail in Washington, D.C. and took a direct aim at Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's failed, toxic, pro-criminal agenda that's turned Washington cities into dangerous hellscapes.
Don't forget Gluesenkamp Perez served on the Washington State Democratic Part more PR
DNC Deploys Distributed Organizing Program in Push for Tuesday's Iowa State Senate Special Election (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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DNC Deploys Distributed Organizing Program in Push for Tuesday's Iowa State Senate Special Election
DNC to support Democrat Catelin Drey in her attempt to continue Democrats' overperformance streak in special elections this year in a Trump +11 district
Today, the DNC announced an organizing push to support Iowa State Senate candidate Catelin Drey in her bid to break the Iowa Senate Republican su more PR
Do Republican Gov. Candidates Support House GOP Budget That Defunds State Police? (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Do Republican Gov. Candidates Support House GOP Budget That Defunds State Police?
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Detroit News: "The state police would lose about $66 million in funding and lose 433 positions."
LANSING -- Michigan House Republicans are proposing disastrous cuts to the State Police in their budget proposal, which includes cutting more than $66 million in law enforcement funding and eliminating more than more PR
ICYMI: Iowa Democrats Win State Senate Seat in Trump District, Break Republicans' Senate Supermajority (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Iowa Democrats Win State Senate Seat in Trump District, Break Republicans' Senate Supermajority
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On Tuesday, Democrats landed a huge win in Iowa after Democratic candidate Catelin Drey broke the Republican supermajority in the state Senate by winning a district that Donald Trump won by over 11 points in November.
In the final sprint of the election, the DNC supported Senator-elect Dre more PR
ICYMI: Michigan Democrats continue attack on Mike Rogers' Medicaid stance, warn of rural hospital closures [Michigan Advance] (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Michigan Democrats continue attack on Mike Rogers' Medicaid stance, warn of rural hospital closures [Michigan Advance]
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"[...] Mike Rogers' support for Medicaid cuts would endanger health coverage for hundreds of thousands of Michiganders and put rural hospitals at risk of closure."
LANSING -- In case you missed it, Michigan doctors are slamming failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Roge more PR
ICYMI: Michigan Dems Slam State House Republican Budget for Cuts to Police, Hospitals, and Education (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Michigan Dems Slam State House Republican Budget for Cuts to Police, Hospitals, and Education
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Chair Hertel called out state House Republicans for jeopardizing Michigan's safety, economy, and health care with their pitiful budget
LANSING -- In case you missed it, months after Senate Dems released their budget and months after their July 1 deadline, state House Republicans passed the more PR
ICYMI: Ohio, Texas Democrats Stand Together As Redistricting Fight Moves to Ohio (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: Ohio, Texas Democrats Stand Together As Redistricting Fight Moves to Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio- In case you missed it, last week Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde and Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder held a joint news conference to detail how Democrats are fighting back against extreme Republican gerrymandering in their states. While Texas may have been first, Ohio is next and Democr more PR
ICYMI: Trump Administration Backs Funding Cuts for Hispanic-Serving Colleges in Nevada (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Trump Administration Backs Funding Cuts for Hispanic-Serving Colleges in Nevada
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The Trump administration announced its support for ending a grant program for colleges with large numbers of Latino students -- threatening millions in funding for Nevada's five Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI). The institutions that face funding cuts from the Trump administration are the College of Sout more PR
ICYMI: Whatley's Toxic Agenda Puts Rural Health Care At Risk (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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ICYMI: Whatley's Toxic Agenda Puts Rural Health Care At Risk
North Carolinians are sounding the alarm on DC insider Michael Whatley's agenda that will devastate rural communities and jeopardize their access to health care, all so he can fund tax giveaways for billionaires.
Whatley is championing the GOP's Medicaid cuts that could shutter five rural hospitals across the state and strip hea more PR
John James Marred in Ethics Scandal That Keeps Getting Worse (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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John James Marred in Ethics Scandal That Keeps Getting Worse
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James faces bipartisan criticism after potentially breaking federal law and congressional ethics rules
LANSING -- John James' latest ethics scandal is only getting worse as he continues to face bipartisan criticism - and emails from James' spokesperson only make more clear that he used taxpayer money to help his campaign.
Last w more PR
Lombardo Fails to Defend Nevada as Trump Administration Guts $156 Million Grant That Would've Lowered Nevadans' Utility Costs (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Lombardo Fails to Defend Nevada as Trump Administration Guts $156 Million Grant That Would've Lowered Nevadans' Utility Costs
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Donald Trump's administration terminated a $156 million grant that would have reduced utility costs for thousands of low-income Nevadans. As utility bills rack up to $1,500 a month, these Solar for All grants provided relief to hardworking families and small businesses more PR
MEMORANDUM: If Democrats Are Serious About Winning Back Working-Class Voters, Nevada Should Be First In The Nation (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 27 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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MEMORANDUM: If Democrats Are Serious About Winning Back Working-Class Voters, Nevada Should Be First In The Nation
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To: Interested Parties
From: Hilary Barrett, Nevada State Democratic Party Executive Director
Date: August 27, 2025
Re: If Democrats Are Serious About Winning Back Working-Class Voters, Nevada Should Be First In The Nation
The Democratic National Committee's new Rules an more PR
Michigan Dems Ready to Win 35th State Senate District Special Election (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Michigan Dems Ready to Win 35th State Senate District Special Election
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With the special election officially set, Michigan Dems are ready to beat Republican extremism once again
LANSING -- Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the primary and general election dates to fill the vacant state Senate seat in the 35th Senate district. Following this announcement, Chair of the Michigan Demo more PR
Michigan Small Business CEO: Mike Rogers "Dismissed Our Economic Pain" While Backing Chaotic Tariffs "Threatening Our Survival" (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 25 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Michigan Small Business CEO: Mike Rogers "Dismissed Our Economic Pain" While Backing Chaotic Tariffs "Threatening Our Survival"
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"Despite what Rogers may think, these chaotic tariffs aren't a minor inconvenience for Michigan's small businesses -- they're threatening our survival"
LANSING -- In case you missed it, Carrin Harris, CEO of a Farmington-based manufacturing company, is sounding t more PR
On WJR, Constituent Slams John James Over Ethics Violation (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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On WJR, Constituent Slams John James Over Ethics Violation
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James was offered an opportunity to comment on the ethics scandal, but hadn't responded as of air time
LANSING -- Today on WJR Radio's "JR Afternoon Show" with Ryan Ermanni, Joel Rutherford -- an Air Force veteran and constituent of the Tenth Congressional District -- outlined why he's filed a complaint with the House Ethics Commi more PR
Philadelphia Inquirer: Brian Fitzpatrick's Silence on SEPTA Cuts Could Cost Him His Seat (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Brian Fitzpatrick's Silence on SEPTA Cuts Could Cost Him His Seat
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Fitzpatrick has said nothing as massive cuts to SEPTA begin
Brian Fitzpatrick's silence is deafening.
The Republican congressman hasn't held an in-person town hall in 8 years and refuses to show up back home to answer questions from his constituents.
Now, Pennsylvanians are growing fru more PR
RELEASE: Michigan Dems Slam House Republicans' Passed Budget (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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RELEASE: Michigan Dems Slam House Republicans' Passed Budget
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After spending months failing to deliver a budget, Michigan House Republicans passed a budget that fails to support Michigan workers, schools, and economy
LANSING -- Months after Governor Whitmer and Michigan Senate Democrats introduced their budgets, Michigan House Republicans finally brought their own budget to the floor in th more PR
REMINDER: Sears Praised Trump's Healthcare Cuts That Will Hurt Virginians, Raise Costs (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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REMINDER: Sears Praised Trump's Healthcare Cuts That Will Hurt Virginians, Raise Costs
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Winsome Earle-Sears: "The bill as you know now does so many great things"
VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears praised Donald Trump's tax bill that will take healthcare away from 350,000 Virginians, force rural hospitals to close, and raise healthcare costs across the Commonwealth. Sears said Trump's ta more PR
Response to Your Recent FOIA Requests: What Sears Has Done as Lieutenant Governor (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Response to Your Recent FOIA Requests: What Sears Has Done as Lieutenant Governor
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Sears refuses to tell Virginians what she has done, so the Democratic Party of Virginia has come up with a list for her
VIRGINIA - As Winsome Earle-Sears continues to refuse to tell Virginians what she is up to -- from not disclosing secret flights and gifted travel to refusing to respond to FOIA requests fo more PR
Sears Cheers on Trump's Healthcare Cuts as Costs Rise for Virginians (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Sears Cheers on Trump's Healthcare Cuts as Costs Rise for Virginians
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Winsome Earle-Sears: "The bill as you know now does so many great things"
VIRGINIA - As Winsome Earle-Sears praises Donald Trump's tax bill, new reports show that it will take healthcare away from 350,000 Virginians in addition to forcing rural hospitals to close and raising costs across the Commonwealth. Alice Burn more PR
Sen. Hertel and Michigan Doctors Sound Alarm on Mike Rogers' Agenda for Cutting Medicaid and Threatening Rural Hospitals (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Sen. Hertel and Michigan Doctors Sound Alarm on Mike Rogers' Agenda for Cutting Medicaid and Threatening Rural Hospitals
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LANSING -- On Wednesday, August 27th, the Michigan Democratic Party held a press call featuring state Senator and Health Policy Committee Chair Kevin Hertel, Harris Family Health founder Dr. Aisha Harris, emergency medicine physician Dr. Warren Lanphear and family medicin more PR
WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: "All Options are On the Table" As Redistricting Begins (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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WHAT OHIOANS ARE READING: "All Options are On the Table" As Redistricting Begins
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Columbus, Ohio- Ahead of a redistricting cycle where Republicans will try to rig Ohio's congressional districts to compensate for their party's extreme unpopularity, Ohio Democrats are speaking out. While Republicans try to silence the voters, Democrats will use every available option to make sure all Ohioans have an equal op more PR
Whatley-Backed Tariffs Send Back-to-School Costs Soaring for NC Families (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2025:
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Whatley-Backed Tariffs Send Back-to-School Costs Soaring for NC Families
As North Carolinians start back to school today, the cost of groceries and school supplies are on the rise thanks to Michael Whatley-backed tariffs.
Last week, Whatley falsely claimed costs are down -- but here's the reality for North Carolina families, thanks to a chaotic trade war that Whatley has more PR
WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Sears Celebrated Virginia Aviation Week, Still Refuses to Come Clean About Secret Free Flights (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Sears Celebrated Virginia Aviation Week, Still Refuses to Come Clean About Secret Free Flights
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VIRGINIA - Last week was turbulent for Winsome Earle-Sears. Sears is once again under fire for failing to disclose trips and therefore potentially violating Virginia law. As her secret flight scandal took off, new reporting exposed that she's been lying to Virginians by cl more PR
With Nevada Government In Crisis, Lombardo Ditches His Own Press Conference on Statewide Cyberattack for a Campaign Event (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 28 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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With Nevada Government In Crisis, Lombardo Ditches His Own Press Conference on Statewide Cyberattack for a Campaign Event
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Joe Lombardo's office scheduled a press conference four days after a massive cyberattack on Nevada's state offices, causing private state data to be stolen and crippling government agencies -- but Lombardo didn't even bother to show up. Instead of facing the cameras and pr more PR
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