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Washington Post's The Fix: What You Shouldn’t Miss
The NewDEAL, a group headed by Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley(D) to highlight pro-growth progressive politicians, is out with its next list of honorees.
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Next Group of NewDEAL Leaders Announced by Gov. O’Malley, Sen. Begich
Today, Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland and U.S. Senator Mark Begich of Alaska announced that six rising elected officials from across the country have been selected as the next group of NewDEAL leaders for their work championing ideas ranging from clean energy investment to fostering small business growth and investing in workforce development.
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Washington Post's The Fix Features NewDEAL's Next Round of Leaders
By Chris Cilliza and Aaron Blank
A non-profit headed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley(D) and Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) that promotes local and state Democratic leaders is highlighting another crop of rising stars.
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Governor O’Malley, Senator Begich Announce Second Group of NewDEAL Leaders
Today, Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland and U.S. Senator Mark Begich of Alaska announced that ten rising elected officials from across the country have been selected as the second group of NewDEAL leaders for their work championing ideas ranging from clean energy investment to fostering small business growth and streamlining regulations.
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Talking Points Memo: New Progressive Group Aims To Close The Talent Gap Between Left And Right
By Brian Beutler
This winter, progressives and elected Democrats in states across the country found themselves blindsided by a coordinated wave of conservative legislation. The policies themselves were tailor-made to both advance right-leaning policy objectives, and undermine the electoral hopes of the Democratic Party: union-busting, voter ID laws, tort reforms.
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Washington Monthly: Filling the Need for a Farm Team
By Steve Benen
Over the last 10 to 15 years, there was a concerted effort on the part of many progressive leaders to start creating parallel institutions to rival the right. The point was about creating an “intellectual infrastructure” that could establish a foundation for ideas, voices, and candidates on the left, allowing them to thrive.
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ABC’s The Note: Sen. Begich, Gov. O’Malley Launch New Deal
By Michael Falcone and Amy Walter
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Alaska Sen. Mark Begich announced an initiative today to bring progressive, pro-growth ideas fostered in state governments into the national spotlight. Each quarter a newly-formed national network called the NewDEAL will recognize a different group of state and local leaders on their website, www.NewDEALLeaders.org.
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The Hill Op-Ed: The Need for the NewDEAL
By Governor Martin O'Malley (D-MD) and Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska)
As President Obama made clear in his State of the Union address, we can’t just stand still to win the future. To compete in the global economy, we need to find solutions that are both pro-growth and progressive.
Too often in our nation’s capitol, these two ideals are seen as opposed to each other. We reject this false choice. As former mayors, we saw first-hand how solutions that were both pro-growth and progressive could help to grow the economy in a way that expands opportunity for everyone. As we met our fellow leaders of towns and states around the country, we noticed that many of them were getting similar success from pro-growth progressive solutions.
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Governor O’Malley, Senator Begich Announce Launch of The NewDEAL to Recognize State and Local Pro-Growth Progressive Leaders
New Organization Unveils First Group of State & Local Elected Officials Today, Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland and U.S. Senator Mark Begich of Alaska announce the launch of the NewDEAL, a new national network committed to elevating pro-growth progressive state and local elected leaders and their innovative ideas from across the country.
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Washington Post: Begich and O’Malley Launch NewDEAL
By Aaron Blake
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malleyare forming a new non-profit group to highlight young Democratic elected officials with new ideas at the state and local level.
The group, called The NewDEAL (an acronym for Developing Exceptional American Leaders), will officially launch Tuesday and is billed as a “national network committed to highlighting and connecting pro-growth progressive state and local elected leaders from across the country.”