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RSLC Chairman Ed Gillespie on The Daily Show (Video)
Last Updated on Friday, 18 February 2011 09:37 Written by rslcpol Friday, 18 February 2011 09:37
Check out Republican State Leadership Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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Missing: Wisconsin Democrats Don’t want to Vote on Union bill, Leave State
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:05 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:05
From Yahoo!:
A Wisconsin state senator says the 14 Democratic lawmakers who are boycotting a vote on a controversial anti-union bill have left the state.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach says the group wants to force negotiations over the Republican-backed bill, which would strip most public employees of their collective-bargaining rights.
Erpenbach told The Associated Press that he and his colleagues had left Wisconsin, but he would not say where.
He said the plan is to slow down the bill because it’s “tearing the state apart.”
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WV: AG ready to run again in 2012?
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2011 02:54 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 17 February 2011 02:54
From The Record:
It seems state Attorney General Darrell McGraw will be on the ballot again in 2012.
While he didn’t outright announce his candidacy, McGraw seemed to hint at it Wednesday.
“I’d like the opportunity to serve as Attorney General again,” McGraw said after a press conference in his offices. “This is a job my life was dedicated to since I was born.”
“I appreciate the opportunity to serve the people of West Virginia as Attorney General.”
McGraw was first elected Attorney General in 1992. In 2008, he was elected to a record fifth term as Attorney General.
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WI: Senate to vote on anti-union bill
Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2011 02:39 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 17 February 2011 02:38
From Yahoo!:
Protesters clogged the hallways of the Wisconsin state Capitol on Thursday as the Senate prepared to pass a momentous bill that would strip government workers, including school teachers, of nearly all collective bargaining rights.
The nation’s most aggressive anti-union proposal has been speeding through the Legislature since Republican Gov. Scott Walker introduced it a week ago. After clearing a major legislative hurdle Wednesday night, it was headed to votes in the Senate and Assembly.
Hundreds of protesters massed outside the Senate chamber on the second floor of the Capitol early Thursday, hours before the planned vote. Republican leaders said it has the votes to pass in both the Senate and Assembly.
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New GA AG Off to Fast Start
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 03:02 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:55
From ajc.com:
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office now has a Facebook page and is on Twitter and, in just the past month, has issued more press releases than it did all of last year.
Sam Olens, the former Cobb County Commission chairman, has presented himself repeatedly on the public stage as the state’s new top lawyer. His style is especially noticeable when comparing the Republican to his Democratic predecessor, Thurbert Baker — not for party but for personality.
Baker, who resigned to run an unsuccessful campaign for governor, rarely took questions from the media and infrequently drew attention to the AG office’s accomplishments.
For example, Baker sent out 11 press releases last year, six fewer than in 2009, according to the office’s website. Since Olens took the oath of office Jan. 10, he has posted 13.
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WV: AG Says 2012 Funds can’t be used in 2011 Special Election
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:53 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:53
From The Record:
Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office says gubernatorial candidates who raised campaign money for committees for the 2012 election can’t use those funds for this year’s special election.
In a letter dated Feb. 11 to Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, assistant Attorney General Barbara Allen stressed that the letter is not a binding legal opinion.
“A candidate with an (existing) committee for a 2012 election may only contribute excess funds from that committee after the general election, which would eliminate any possibility of the candidate transferrin funds from his or her 2012 election committee to his 2011 election committee,” Allen wrote.
Tennant had sent a letter to McGraw asking for his help in interpreting state code, specifically those laws on campaign finances.
Tennant spokesman Jake Glance said copies of the letter had been sent to gubernatorial candidates.
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WA AG McKenna Takes on Gangs
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:49 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:45
From AuburnReporter.com:
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and Representative Charles Ross, R-Naches, this week announced a new proposal to fund programs that prevent young people from joining gangs and offer ways for current gang members to find a way out.
McKenna and Ross suggest setting aside a portion of money from consumer protection settlements negotiated by the Attorney General’s Office — approximately $1 million per year — for an account dedicated to such programs. Language creating the program will be introduced today to a bipartisan bill, sponsored by Rep. Ross and Rep. Christopher Hurst, D-Enumclaw.
“The gang crisis is a public safety emergency that deserves a response this year,” McKenna said. “Our proposal to generate investments in prevention programs will pay off in years to come, while our anti-gang protection order and other measures will provide immediate tools for communities seeking to make their neighborhoods safer.”
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New Georgia AG lays out his Legislative Agenda
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:20 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 16 February 2011 02:20
From OnlineAthens:
State Attorney General Sam Olens announced a broad legislative agenda Tuesday, including toughening penalties under the state Sunshine Law and seeking new powers to prosecute human trafficking and mortgage fraud.
Olens acknowledged that he is taking a more aggressive approach than his predecessor, Democrat Thurbert Baker.
“One of the things I’ve sought is to be much more proactive,” he said.
The human-trafficking legislation, House Bill 200, boosts penalties and removes some loopholes that have harmed other cases, he said. Olens grew interested in the issue and approached state Rep. Ed Lindsey, R-Atlanta, about working with him on the bill, which is pending in a House committee.
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NC: GOP’s Response to Governor’s State of the State address
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 02:14 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 15 February 2011 02:14
From newsobserver.com:
During the Republican response to the governor’s State of the State address, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger said the new GOP majorities at the legislature will make cut taxes and make government smaller.
“The state of our economy is grim,” Berger said. “And North Carolina faces serious challenges. These demand our undivided attention – and Senate and House Republicans already have taken steps to get our state back on track.
“But instead of maintaining the status quo, and continuing the failed policies that got us in this mess, we’re working to usher in a new era of government responsibility and accountability.
“For far too long, decision-making in these halls has been driven by the belief that government has all the answers.
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New California Primary System getting its first test
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 01:47 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 15 February 2011 01:47
A couple of Senate special elections will give the new open primary system its first test.
From the Tribune:
California’s new top-two open primary system is getting its first test in special elections in two Southern California state Senate districts Tuesday, ushering in changes that proponents hope will eventually lead to a less partisan Legislature.
Voters are choosing successors for Democratic Sen. Jenny Oropeza, who died in office last year of complications from a blood clot, and former Sen. George Runner, a Republican who was elected to the state Board of Equalization in November.
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