1776 COALITION 11/05/2015

Ryan, Obama vie for upper hand President Obama and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) are jockeying for position in this fall’s fight over funding the government. Ryan, who has vowed that Republicans will pursue a bolder conservative agenda under his leadership, signaled Tuesday he’s unwilling to bend... Read More Koch brothers seek softer image The Koch brothers are on a publicity tour to change their image. Long caricatured by Democrats as shadowy billionaires who buy Republican politicians so they can grow their profits and destroy the environment, Charles and David Koch did on Tuesday... Read More The 2015 election tightened the Republican stranglehold on state government The 2015 election is over. (You may not have known it was even happening.) And it proved one thing: Republicans have an absolute stranglehold on governorships and state legislatures all across the country. Consider: * With Matt Bevin's win in... Read More Republicans make history in Kentucky election Republicans made history on two fronts in Kentucky Tuesday night – not only did Matt Bevin become the state’s second GOP governor in four decades, but running mate Jenean Hampton became the first African-American ever elected to Kentucky statewide office.... Read More Mexico’s Supreme Court Opens Door to Legalizing Marijuana Use The Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, delivering a pointed challenge to the nation’s strict substance abuse laws and adding its weight to the growing debate in Latin America over the costs and consequences of... Read More Debt ceiling lifted, and the same day, debt jumps $339B The U.S. national debt jumped $339 billion on Monday, the same day President Obama signed into law legislation suspending the debt ceiling. That legislation allowed the government to borrow as much as it wants above the $18.1 trillion debt ceiling... Read More