KS: GOP struggling to connect with Hispanic voters

By   /  November 9, 2012  /  Kansas WatchBlog, WatchBlog  /  6 Comments

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By Travis Perry │ Kansas Watchdog
OSAWATOMIE — After Barack Obama firmly clinched the Hispanic vote en route to an election victory Tuesday, conservatives across the nation and right here in Kansas are taking a second look at how they can tap into such an increasingly important voting bloc.
The way Clay Barker sees it, Hispanic voters [...]

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Quinn: Pension reform ‘a race against the clock’

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Accountability, Finances, Illinois, News, State Budgets, State Government  /  No Comments

Gov. Pat Quinn speaks with reporters Friday in his Springfield office. Quinn said he will meet with the four legislative leaders next week about what it will take to pass pension reform during a special session of the General Assembly this summer.

By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will meet with the state’s four legislative leaders next week to work out differences on a pension reform effort that failed to make it out of the General Assembly before its deadline Thursday.
It is unclear when, exactly, all lawmakers will be called back [...]

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Quinn: Pension reform ‘a race against the clock’

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Illinois, Illinois Statehouse News  /  5 Comments

By Jayette Bolinski | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will meet with the state’s four legislative leaders next week to work out differences on a pension reform effort that failed to make it out of the General Assembly before its deadline Thursday.

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Dems hold, GOP maintains edge after recall finale

By   /  August 17, 2011  /  Featured 5, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Reporter  /  14 Comments

By M.D. Kittle and Alissa Smith | Wisconsin Reporter
KENOSHA, Wis.  — On the heels of last week’s Republican power hold, incumbent Democrats held off ouster from two relatively unknown challengers Tuesday to maintain the Republican’s razor-thin Senate majority at 17-16.

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