- WASHINGTON -- Liberal advocacy groups are aggressively targeting Democratic state lawmakers whove sided with Republicans to block action on President Barack Obamas health reform law -- with some success. (Huffington Post)
- Jerry Brown said Monday as he issued his gloomy May budget revision. Not that the Legislature and governor havent tried before. (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
- Democratic leaders of the North Carolina Legislature want the House and Senate Republican chiefs to ensure people can meet with elected officials outside the chamber doors. (Erie Times-News)
- Senator Michael Doherty (R-23) has introduced legislation that would ban municipalities from using camera systems which detect violations of traffic control signals and automate the process of issuing tickets to drivers. (NJ.com)
- Chicago Democratic leaders are forming an alternative party to put up a candidate in the November election against indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith, a Democrat who won the primary. (Chicago Tribune)
- Instead of the largest population having one voice, the legislature cut it into four pieces, tying each to large conservative rural areas. (Examiner)
- While Gillan is the first Democrat to go up with a TV ad for working together with Democrats and Republicans to get things done at the Montana Legislature. Her TV ad carries forth with that theme. (Missoulian)
- Democratic legislators signaled Monday that they will come up with alternatives to some of the deep cuts in social service programs proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown. (Los Angeles Times)
- BATON ROUGE, La. - The Department of Economic Development will be able to continue shielding records from public view, if the documents are involved in active negotiations to attract or keep companies to Louisiana. (Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
- Virginia House Democratic Leader David J. Toscano (D-Charlottesville) responded to the state's Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton calling legislators and their staff "idiots" in a debate over funds on Metro's new Silver Line. (Washington Post)
Monday, May 14, 2012
Democratic legislators
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