Kansas Governor Rejects District Map Setting Up Showdown
Redistricting
Kansas Governor Rejects District Map Setting Up Showdown
2022-02-04 15:32:02
by Dan McCue

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday rejected a Republican-drawn congressional district map that critics said would dilute minority voting power and effectively gerrymander the state’s lone Democratic Congress member out of office. Republicans in the GOP-controlled... Read More

Lujan Champions Native American Voting Rights
Voting
Lujan Champions Native American Voting Rights
2021-08-19 20:39:11
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., is the lead sponsor of the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021, landmark legislation intended to ensure equal access to the electoral process for Native Americans, Alaska Natives and voters living on... Read More

DelBene Elected Chair as Moderate New Democrat Coalition Selects Leadership Team
DelBene Elected Chair as Moderate New Democrat Coalition Selects Leadership Team
2020-12-01 21:16:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Rep. Suzan DelBene, of Washington State, was unanimously elected Tuesday to serve as the next chair of the New Democrat Coalition. In addition, the coalition of moderate Democrats elected five individuals -- Reps. Ami Bera, of California, Sharice... Read More

House Panel Passes Bipartisan Bill Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Business
House Panel Passes Bipartisan Bill Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
2019-10-04 20:47:09
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - A bill introduced by freshman Reps. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., and intended to provide women entrepreneurs greater access to resources and training has passed through the House Committee on Small Business without objection. H.R. 4405,... Read More

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