Subject: ASDC Clips 5/04/16
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Georgia
Outrage and relief at Nathan Deal’s veto of ‘campus carry’ bill
Georgia's Republican governor rejected the two top priorities of a legislature controlled by his own party this year, defying election year politics in a deep red state. Gov. Nathan Deal, in his second and constitutionally limited final term, vetoed legislation that would have protected opponents of gay marriage just days after the close of the legislative session in March. But he waited until Tuesday, the last possible day to issue vetoes, to block another bill that would have allowed people over 21 and with state permits to carry concealed handguns on college campuses. Both proposals were popular with the majority of Georgia's Republican lawmakers. But opponents aggressively lobbied Deal to block the measures. The Democratic Party of Georgia issued a carefully-worded statement devoid of much specific mention of Deal. “Georgia Democrats hope that next year’s session will yield more productive legislation aimed at young people than the election year stunts we were given by
the Georgia GOP in 2016,” said executive director Rebecca DeHart.
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/05/03/outrage-and-relief-at-nathan-deals-veto-of-campus-carry-bill/

Indiana
Bernie Sanders Wins Indiana’s Democratic Primary
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won Indiana’s Democratic primary Tuesday, giving his long-shot campaign some good news but probably not enough delegates to change the trajectory of the race. In Indiana voting, 83 delegates were at stake. The Sanders win comes after losses in five of the last six contests and gives him some rationale to keep his campaign going in the face of what still looks to be an insurmountable delegate lead. Polls showed a close race, and the Clinton campaign had been braced for a loss in Indiana. The state allows independents to participate, and these voters have favored Mr. Sanders. The Vermont senator spent $1.5 million in ads as of Monday, according to a Democratic media buyer; Mrs. Clinton spent nothing. Coming into the balloting, Mrs. Clinton had 1,645 pledged delegates, the type chosen by voters, and Mr. Sanders had 1,318, meaning her lead was 327. When superdelegates, who can vote for anybody, are included, she had 2,165 delegates to his 1,357,
according to the AP’s tallies.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/05/03/bernie-sanders-wins-indianas-democratic-primary/

North Carolina
Leaders and Canidates address the County Democrats
“Give me five,” called out Larry Hall, leader of the North Carolina House Democratic Party, during his speech at the Rockingham County Democratic Convention April 16. His call was for each Democrat at the convention to give him five Democrats elected into the state government, including Governor Candidate Roy Cooper, and five new first-time voters in the upcoming election. “Somebody said, “Well, why are you in Rockingham County? Why are you in Reidsville?’” said Hall. “I said, ‘When we win those six council of state seats and the governorship this next time, the margin of victory may well be the number of votes that come out of Rockingham County and the Rockingham County Democratic Party. Your votes are as important as anybody’s anywhere in North Carolina … so don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.”
http://www.greensboro.com/rockingham_now/news/wentworth/leaders-and-candidates-address-county-democrats/article_28314852-1154-11e6-a219-e3baa152f165.html

North Dakota
District 30 House candidate aims to build opportunity
First-time District 30 House candidate Kathleen Risch says her main reason for running is to help ensure North Dakota’s next generation has a strong state with plentiful opportunities. Risch, 58, is running for District 30 House on the Democratic-NPL Party ticket. She recently retired after nearly 30 years with Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Over the years she served in a number of roles, including senior editor of the company's magazine and working on executive communications within the company. Risch earned a journalism degree from the University of North Dakota. She is married and has two children. “We need a North Dakota that is built for the future, but I’m very concerned that my children’s generation is facing a crisis. Many of them have delayed starting families, or are now trying to raise families while still paying off high student loan debt; and they will soon be caring for their aging parents,”She said her focus will be on areas including health care, child
care, care for the elderly and education.
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/district-house-candidate-aims-to-build-opportunity/article_af2561ac-3d36-55ed-8410-d5ac26745e6b.html

Rhode Island
RI Democratic Party Names Local Delegates For DNC
15 delegates, elected during last week's Presidential nominating primary, will head to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer to represent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The names were announced Tuesday by state Democratic Party chair Joseph McNamara. Despite Sanders' victory over Clinton by more than 10 percentage points, the just eight delegates will represent the Vermont Senator. Delegates are split proportionally in Rhode Island. Seven delegates will represent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. There are still three Public Leader and Elected Officer delegates and six at-large delegates not representing candidates. Those will be selected and awarded proportionally in June.
http://ripr.org/post/ri-democratic-party-names-local-delegates-dnc

Washington
Bob Fitch, Civil Rights Era Photojournalist (and Father of Washington State Chair Jaxon Ravens)*, Dies at 76
Bob Fitch, a self-taught photojournalist whose images chronicled America’s deep-seated ambivalence over civil rights and illustrated the passion underscoring other protest movements since the 1960s, died on Friday at his home in Watsonville, Calif. He was 76.The cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease, said Brian Murtha, his friend and executor.“Photojournalism seduced me,” Mr. Fitch wrote on his website. “It was my way to support the organizing for social justice that was transforming history, our lives and future.”Mr. Fitch is survived by his partner, Karen Denise Schaffer; a daughter, Nicole Ma Ka Wa Alexander; two sons, Daniel Robert Jaxon Ravens, the chairman of the Democratic Party in Washington State, and Benjamin Andrew Fitch, an actor; two grandchildren; and a sister, Shelley Herting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/arts/bob-fitch-photojournalist-of-civil-rights-era-dies-at-76.html

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