SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 29 -- The California Democratic Party issued the following news release: This week, our country crossed another terrible milestone - we've now become the kind of nation that fires tear gas on innocent children. As a mother and a grandmother, I know what it means to want the best for your kids - and my heart is weeping for the mothers who are willing to risk so much so their kids could have the chance at a life in the United States, only to be met with tear gas and violence at our border. All of our hearts should  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 27 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: The Democrat candidate for Secretary of State, John Barrow, has pledged to do away with voter ID laws and will fight to keep ineligible voters on the rolls. We have seen what happens in states with Democratic Secretaries of State, and Barrow would be no different. Just last week, nine people in Los Angeles were arrested for offering dollar bills and cigarettes for homeless people on Skid Row. Click here to view image (https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 27 -- The Indiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: Indiana Republicans are quick to proclaim the $1.2 billion Next Level Roads initiative is a "fully-funded, 20-year infrastructure plan," implying that Indiana's days of underfunded infrastructure are behind us. The truth? Republicans' bevy of levies and fee hikes don't raise enough revenue to even take care of the infrastructure we have, according to a 2015 study of Indiana's infrastructure funding needs. So, as State Representative Ed Soliday pr more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 29 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news: State Rep. Tom Brinkman is doubling down on an attack against Cincinnati Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/29/coast-tweet-attacking-dennard-prompts-outrage/2146906002/) sent by a right-wing group he founded, the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), which stated on Twitter that Dennard is being "hunted." "Tom Brinkman has a long history of pursuing hateful and dangerous (https://www.washingt more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 26 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: Governor-elect Stitt's campaign promised change. However, Marc Nuttle's appointment as Stitt's Transition Team Chair is a slap in the face to Oklahoma Muslims and the LGBTQ community. Nuttle is a former board member and chairman of the controversial right-wing hate group The Oak Initiative. Stitt has given no indication he will put Oklahoma on the right track. He rushed to place a controversial career politician in charge of hiring staff and s more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Green Party issued the following news release: * * * - The Chair of the Green Party of Pennsylvania (GPPA) expressed both disappointment and encouragement in response to the 2018 election. "I thought the election results were discouraging after all the work our many volunteers put into these campaigns," said Sheri Miller, Green Party Chair. "However, our Congressional and State Assembly candidates did well in races with only one opponent, leading me to believe that fear of the greater evil was the biggest factor in  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Today, the Texas Democratic Party is endorsing a new round of progressive candidates enrolled in our Project LIFT (Local Investment in the Future of Texas) program for the December runoff elections. Project LIFT works with local party leaders and progressive partners to recruit, train, and support candidates - with a special focus on winning local, non-partisan races. Paige Ellis for Austin City Council District 8 (Election Day Dec 11) Paige Ellis is  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Ahead of redistricting in 2020, voters of color, civil rights groups, and Democratic lawmakers are renewing the call to put Texas back under federal preclearance citing multiple findings of discriminatory effect and intent from Texas Republicans. According to the Dallas Morning News, "It's a move that, if successful, would again block Texas from changing state voting laws and procedures without federal approval." Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hin more PR