Florida Redistricting Plan Moves to the State Senate
The GOP-controlled Florida state House passed a Congressional redistricting map today, moving the Republican-friendly lines one step closer to becoming law.
A Missouri circuit court today ruled against a group of citizens hoping to overturn the Show-Me State’s Congressional redistricting maps on the grounds that they did not meet state constitutional muster.
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The ranks of the Blue Dog Coalition thinned even more with Rep. Heath Shulers retirement announcement today, immediately calling the groups future into question.
The GOP-controlled Florida state House passed a Congressional redistricting map today, moving the Republican-friendly lines one step closer to becoming law.
Rep. Mike Michaud has a solid lead over his Republican challenger in Maine’s 2nd district, according to a poll commissioned by the Democratic lawmaker’s campaign.
On the cusp of Saturday’s GOP primary in Nevada, the trade association for pharmacy benefit managers has begun airing ads in the state trying to tout themselves to the candidates, their operatives and the reporters covering them.
Year-end fundraising reports filed this week only confirm what strategists from both parties already know this falls battle for control of the Senate is going to be close.
More than 200,000 people voted in this weeks special election in Oregons 1st district, and none of them had to show photo identification before they cast their ballot.
Don't break out the bourbon quite yet. With a deadline looming, one way or another, the state's drawn-out Congressional redistricting process might soon be coming to an end. But there are plenty of ways it could get hung up before the Bluegrass State has a new map.
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said today that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney needs to backtrack and reframe comments in which the former Massachusetts governor said he was worried about the middle class and not concerned about the very poor.
Senate Democrats today voiced outrage over recent public disclosures showing tens of millions in corporate donations to largely GOP-friendly super PACs and announced plans for a task force, hearings and legislation to rein in unrestricted campaign money.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee outraised its Democratic counterpart in December, as both committees finished the year having raised about the same amount in 2011.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Florida Republican primary tonight, crushing former Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) by a double-digit margin, according to the Associated Press.
Super PACs may be sexy, but conventional political action committees are still the go-to campaign contribution vehicle for corporations and trade associations. And if 2011 year-end filings are any indicator, they are not starving for donations.
Suzanne Bonamici won Tuesday’s special election in Oregon’s 1st district, keeping the seat in Democratic hands.
The music just stopped in the Sunshine State and everyone still has a seat — at least until voters hit the polls.
All eyes are on the Federal Election Commission website today, as policy wonks, journalists and political players pore through the latest disclosure reports for the super PACs that are dominating the 2012 election.
Three former Members of Congress, including one who works at a lobbying and law firm and one who has been plagued by a scandal, are among President Barack Obamas mega-fundraisers known as bundlers.
Arizona state Rep. Matt Heinz (D) is running to replace former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) in the 8th district special election, a spokeswoman confirmed to Roll Call.
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) will retire this year after serving 15 terms in the House, according to Hoosier State sources.
The clear expectation is Congress will get very little done this election year. But what does get accomplished, at least in the high-profile areas, will largely be the handiwork of an elite group of staffers who combine policy expertise, political acumen and the trust of their lawmaker bosses to drive much of the legislative agenda.