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Kentucky’s only woman governor dead at 88
This invincible, powerhouse of a woman is gone from this earth. Martha Layne Collins’ legacy will live on in the memories of so many Kentuckians. I can’t even begin to explain the impact her presence as governor of Kentucky had upon me as a young businesswoman. I attended the groundbreaking for the Mazak manufacturing plant…
Read MoreIt’s Kamala
American is poised to elect its first women president and it’s Vice President Kamala Harris. Securing the majority of pledged delegates, she clinched the Democratic Party nomination in just a little over 24 hours. Presumptive nominee Harris will officially become the Democratic candidate at the Convention which begins on August 19th. Harris is expected to…
Read MoreKetanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black female Supreme Court justice
Washington Post – Today, Ketanji Brown Jackson made history Thursday, becoming the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson was sworn in during a ceremony at the court, just minutes after Justice Stephen G. Breyer made his retirement official. President Biden’s nominee was confirmed by the Senate in April but has been…
Read MoreFlorida’s Ruth’s List is on Fire
By Kathy Groob ~ A steamy summer evening at a lovely home on Sarasota Bay, was the setting for over 50 women coming together in support of Ruth’s List’s 2022 Suncoast region’s political candidates. Ruth’s List, founded in 2008 by Florida’s former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, is the state’s only political organization that recruits,…
Read MoreMajority of Americans disapprove of SCOTUS Roe v. Wade reversal, poll shows
CNN- Most Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted Friday and Saturday in the immediate wake of the ruling. A 59% majority of US adults disapprove, with 41% approving. About half (52%) call the decision a step backward for America, with 31% calling it a step…
Read MoreNevada is the nation’s first majority-female legislature
EMILY’s List, Burton head to Nevada
By MAGGIE HABERMAN for POLITICO – The female-candidate recruiting group EMILY’s List will hold its third “Madam President” town hall in Nevada, a key presidential battleground, with a range of speakers including White House aide and Priorities USA adviser Bill Burton. The event is the latest in a series of town hall-style forums in early presidential…
Read MoreDemocrats Working To Raise Number Of Female Governors
Huffington Post – NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic Party claims to be the natural home for women. The numbers tell another story when it comes to the nation’s governors. Republicans, four women: Jan Brewer in Arizona, Susana Martinez in New Mexico, Mary Fallin in Oklahoma and Nikki Haley in South Carolina. Democrats: Maggie Hassan…
Read MoreDemocratic women eye City Hall gains
By ALEXANDER BURNS, POLITICO- The Democratic group EMILY’s List has handed out a string of endorsements in recent weeks to a group of candidates with at least one thing in common: no matter how well they do in their campaigns, none of them will be coming to Washington. That’s because the influential women’s organization is…
Read MoreBoston Globe Endorses Elizabeth Warren
In Senate, Warren would lead where Brown has fallen short Ted Kennedy has been dead for more than three years, but his shadow hangs over the battle for his old seat between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren. It’s the people’s seat, all right, and the citizens of Massachusetts deserve a senator who can represent…
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