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15 Oct 2018, 5:03 am by SHG
First, the states whose populations have grown the most over time, like California, Texas, Florida and New York, are racially diverse. [read post]
10 Oct 2018, 7:20 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Such examples of overreach have led to a bipartisan backlash: At their state conventions in June, both the Republican Party of Texas and the Texas Democratic Party included provisions in their platforms calling for an end to jailing drivers for non-payment of traffic tickets and other Class C misdemeanor debt, switching to commercial collections methods, instead. [read post]
3 Oct 2018, 7:55 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Reducing marijuana penalties fits that bill.For liberals and libertarians, penalty reduction is a credible next step on the road to legalization, a goal prioritized in the state Democratic Party Platform. [read post]
29 Sep 2018, 5:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
They put out the image at right that included his money quote on the topic.Go here to watch a video clip of the candidates' exchange regarding pot policy.Notably, the Republican Party of Texas earlier this year endorsed reducing the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana to a civil penalty carrying a small fine. [read post]
28 Sep 2018, 1:13 pm by Amy Howe
And in the end, the senators’ votes mirrored their party affiliations, with all 11 Republicans on the committee voting for Kavanaugh and all 10 Democrats voting against him. [read post]
26 Sep 2018, 8:11 am by Gritsforbreakfast
But just because the costs are borne by crime victims, and not the taxpayers as a whole, doesn't justify government ignoring them.Notably, at their state conventions in June, both the Republican Party of Texas and the Texas Democratic Party included provisions in their platforms calling for an end to jailing drivers for non-payment of traffic tickets and other Class C misdemeanor debt, using commercial collections methods, instead. [read post]
22 Sep 2018, 9:24 am by John Floyd
  Conservatives, Republicans Doubt Delayed Outcry   The hypocrisy of the Party that claims to be tough on crime and the defender of victims across the country is again on full display. [read post]
21 Sep 2018, 10:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That suggestion was given a boost in June, when both the Republican and Democratic parties included such a prohibition in their platforms. [read post]
13 Sep 2018, 7:12 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Prospects for senate turnoverAlex Samuels at the Texas Tribune today reported news which has been widely understood in political circles for months - that as many as three Republican state senate districts could flip red-to-blue in a high-turnout, Democratic-wave election. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 9:14 pm by Jeff Schmitt
As I explain in more detail after the fold, I also think the case is intriguing because it pits progressive state sovereignty against Republican Party politics. [read post]
12 Sep 2018, 6:41 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Paul Mitchell (R-MI), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), and all other Ways and Means Committee Republicans, H.R. 6757, the bill enjoys strong support among House Republicans and President Trump. [read post]
10 Sep 2018, 7:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Republicans credit the continuing strong economic performance of the US economy to the TCJA. [read post]
9 Sep 2018, 10:52 am by Tom Smith
The Democrats’ stalling tactics, rudeness, grandstanding, demagoguery, and organized disruptions -- aided by demonstrators who shrieked intermittently at the nominee -- reminded Texas Republican Sen. [read post]
6 Sep 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Chamber of Commerce, which then sent the money to a PAC and the Illinois Republican Party for use in Karmeier’s campaign. [read post]
5 Sep 2018, 12:48 pm by Adam Feldman
Graham, Hatch, Coburn and John Cornyn of Texas, all Republicans, asked the most questions at these hearings. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
In addition to banning large corporate donations to the party committees, the law also required candidates to say they approved their campaign ads. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 5:13 am
"...States have repealed straight ticket devices in the past fifty years are Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas (effective 2019), and Wisconsin. [read post]
23 Aug 2018, 9:30 pm by Bobby Chen
Senate postponed the markup for the Secure Elections Act on the grounds that the bill lacked Republican support. [read post]
Coakley [Democrats McCullen Brief] and the brief by the former Chairman of the Republican National Committee and other party leaders in Obergefell v. [read post]
18 Aug 2018, 2:40 pm by Douglas A. Berman
" The lengthy piece is worth reading in full, and here are excerpts: [At Texas's] 2018 Republican ­Party convention in San Antonio in June, nearly 10,000 conservative politicians voted to revise... [read post]