Minnesota’s Melisa Franzen Launches Campaign for State Senate
Edina Minnesota resident Melisa Franzen announced today she is kicking off her campaign for State Senate. She currently resides in Senate District 41 and won the DFL (Democrtic-Farmer-Labor Party) endorsement caucus on…
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Ohio State Senator Nina Turner Says Men Need Medical Information Before Taking Viagra
ProgressOhioOrg – Bill modeled after similar legislation to help women make informed decisions (Columbus) -State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) announced legislation today that would protect men in Ohio from the risks of PDE-5…
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Making History: Indiana State House Recognizes First Female African-Am.Woman Mayor in Indiana
Indiana -Representatives Vernon Smith and Charlie Brown recognized Karen Freeman-Wilson as the first female African American mayor in the State of Indiana with a resolution presented today in the Indiana State House of…
Read MoreAdvocate for Gay Rights, Idaho Senator Nicole LeFavour Won’t Seek Re-election
By William Yardley, The New York Times – BOISE, Idaho — Lawmakers next door in Washington State just voted to legalizesame-sex marriage. Here, they will not allow a bill to be formally filed…
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MO Rep. Stacey Newman – Turnabout is fair play
By Paul Friswold, Riverfront Times – Well, well, well. The birth-control debate has finally come to our swimsuit areas, gentlemen. Yesterday Missouri State Representative Stacey Newman (D-St. Louis County) filed HB1853, which would only allow…
Read MoreWomen Make Less Than Men at Every Education Level
From GOOD by Amanda Hess – In every field, at every level of education, men earn more than women. That’s the grim takeaway of this new report [PDF] from the U.S. Census Bureau, which assesses the value of a…
Read MoreMaine Senator Olympia Snowe Will Not Seek Re-election
After 18 years, U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) is retiring. Often a swing vote in the Senate, Olympia Snowe has worked on numerous bi-partisan measures and voted along with all the women…
Read MoreWomen Leaders Launch National Campaign To Double Number of Women in Politics
By Kathy Groob, Publisher ElectWomen Magazine – Political Parity, a nonpartisan initiative of 51 women leaders, held a briefing and roundtable announcing a new national campaign to double the number of women…
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Where are the Women? In deed–not talk!
By Paula Xanthopoulou – President Barack Obama is the the de facto head of the Democratic Party — he calls the shots, and picked Debbie Wasserman Schultz to chair the Democratic National Committee.…
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