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NewDEAL Honorary Regional Chairs Announced
Today, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and U.S. Senator Mark Begich of Alaska announced that four leaders have been selected as Honorary Regional Chairs of the NewDEAL for their impressive work championing pro-growth progressive ideas in their cities and states: Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz.
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Governor O’Malley and Senator Begich Announce Next Ten 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 next group of NewDEAL Leaders for their work championing pro-growth progressive ideas, which range from streamlining the permitting process for clean energy projects to providing assistance to the unemployed who are starting up small businesses.
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Washington Post's The Fix Features the Next Round of NewDEAL Leaders
10 more added to NewDEAL: A group headed by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and Alaska Sen. Mark Begich (D) to highlight rising pro-business progressives has added 10 members to the dozens it is highlighting.
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Governor O’Malley and Senator Begich Announce Ten NewDEAL Leaders From Across the Nation
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 next group of NewDEAL Leaders for their work championing pro-growth progressive ideas, which range from offering college savings accounts for low income families to encouraging commercial buildings to be more energy efficient to collaborating regionally in economic development.
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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.