Daily Briefing – Gay Marriage Debate Nationwide
Gay Marriage - There are headlines across the country on the gay marriage debate two days after President Obama announced his support. There is a flurry of discussion over the issue itself and the political implications of the president’s decision on the race for the White House and local campaigns. No where is the impact more [...]
Fallin Pushes Tax Cut
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin(R) is making a final push to convince her legislature to make serious reductions in the state income tax. Fallin is one of three mid-western Republican governors to take a major swing at the income tax this year with the goal of eventually eliminating the tax completely. Read More: NewsOK.com – Income [...]
Christie Veto
Citing the pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the national healthcare law, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie(R) has vetoed a bill setting up a health insurance exchange. He says moving forward at this time may place an un-necessary burden on state taxpayers when the fate of the national healthcare progam is in limbo. [...]
Gay Marriage Dominates
President Obama’s(D) decision this week to announce his support for gay marriage is dominating political news coverage across the country. From state capitals to Washington, D.C. the decision is the focus of debate and analysis both on the merits of the policy and the political ramifications for the presidential race and local elections. No where [...]
Walker Off To Fast Start
Less than a week after the primary, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker(R) is off to an aggressive start in the campaign to keep his job. The difficulty faced by his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett(D) is evidenced by Walker’s hard charging campaign schedule, his use of the power of the governor’s office to dominate news [...]
Touchdown!
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton(DFL) is waiting to sign a bill that will allow for construction of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. After months of work by Dayton and others, the state Senate gave final legislative approval to the package Thursday. It represents a major political victory for the governor at the same time [...]
Jindal Short List
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal(R) is on several short lists for vice president, we just don’t know if he is on Mitt Romney’s(R) short list. And that’s the list to be on. Jindal is serving his second term and Real Clear Politics reports many Republican insiders and other political observers see a path for him to [...]
Daily Briefing – Election Round-up
Election Results: WI – Walker(R) v. Barrett(D) NC – McCrory(R) v. Dalton(D); Amendment One banning gay marriage and civil unions passes overwhelmingly. IN – Pence(R) v. Gregg(D); Senator Dick Lugar(R) loses primary and his seat in the U.S. Senate. WV – Tomblin(D) v. Maloney; A rematch of the 2011 special election. Wisconsin - There will be [...]
Barrett To Face Walker In Rematch
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett(D) has won the Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin setting up a re-match of his 2010 campaign with Governor Scott Walker(R). Barrett defeated three other Democrats in the party primary, including Kathleen Falk(D), the candidate favored by the union activists who helped make the recall election possible. Barrett and Walker have [...]
