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Republican governors cede health exchanges to the federal government
Several Republican governors have announced they will not implement a state-run health care exchange, ceding control to the federal government. The health care exchanges, a key component of Obamacare, are meant to help individuals and small businesses by providing them with an online market to compare and purchase private health…
Gov. O’Malley: GOP governors trying to roll back Americans’ rights
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, the Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, on Thursday accused Republican governors across the country of attacking American’s rights rather than trying to create jobs. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow noted that the governor had previously accused Republicans of having an agenda “to go against abortion rights…
Wisc. governor: ‘We are willing to take this as long as it takes’
As protests escalate in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker isn’t showing any signs of backing down from his plan to slash union benefits and eliminate collective bargaining rights. Wisconsin’s 14 Democratic state senators have gone into hiding to prevent Republicans from holding a vote on Walker’s proposal. In an interview with…
First came the trains, then the death march on to the….buses
I swear to god, half my blogging (if not more) from here on out is going to have to be dedicated, once again, to examples of how Republicans claim they’re motivated by strong principles, but in fact they’re just straight up culture warriors who never take a pass at a…
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