Daily Archives: August 10th, 2012

Posted inBreaking News, Elections

BREAKING: Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan said to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick

by Andrew Villeneuve

Break­ing news this evening: A num­ber of media out­lets are report­ing that the 2012 Repub­li­can tick­et has now been set with pre­sump­tive pres­i­den­tial nom­i­nee Mitt Rom­ney’s selec­tion of U.S. Rep­re­sen­ta­tive Paul Ryan to be his run­ning mate. Ryan, who rep­re­sents Wis­con­sin’s 1st Dis­trict and chairs the House Com­mit­tee on Bud­get, is well-liked by move­ment and […]

Posted inCivil Liberties, Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics

Wanted: Women willing to run for office

by Kathleen Reynolds

At a time when women’s repro­duc­tive rights are under attack in state leg­is­la­tures across the coun­try, there might soon be no female Demo­c­ra­t­ic gov­er­nors to push back. The only two such gov­er­nors left in office — Washington’s Chris Gre­goire and North Carolina’s Bev Pur­due — are leav­ing office in 2013, and only one state, New […]