What makes this tenure debate particularly incredible here in Connecticut is that while the national president of the American Federation of Teachers was standing up for teachers and condemning the California anti-tenure ruling last week, the Connecticut Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers was endorsing the only
Democrat governor in the country who proposed doing away with tenure and repealing collective bargaining rights for teachers.
Not exact matches
Democrats got the best of Republicans during the 2017 election season, outperforming expectations
in special elections across the
country and easily winning the only two
governors races.
North
Country Congressman
Democrat Bill Owens says he has no objection to
Governor Cuomo's plan to allow some hospitals
in New York to dispense medical marijuana.
The day Nixon actually announced her candidacy, he released a statement that put front and center his liberal accomplishments, which read like a progressive wish list: «
Governor Cuomo has delivered more real progressive wins than any other
Democrat in the
country, including passing marriage equality, the strongest gun safety law
in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, free college tuition, paid family leave, record setting funding for public education, expanding and protecting healthcare for our most vulnerable, and banning fracking.»
Wike, who spoke through his Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Austin Tam - George, said, «
Governor Wike is a
democrat and has never been associated with the subversion of democratic will of the members of the PDP or of the general electoral process
in the
country.
A Cuomo campaign spokesman said the 60 - year - old
governor «has delivered more real progressive wins than any other
Democrat in the
country,» including legalizing gay marriage, tightening gun restrictions, raising the minimum wage, expanding public education funding and banning fracking.
«
Governor Cuomo has delivered more real progressive wins than any other
Democrat in the
country, including passing marriage equality, the strongest gun safety law
in the nation, a $ 15 minimum wage, free college tuition, paid family leave, record setting funding for public education, expanding and protecting healthcare for our most vulnerable, and banning fracking,» the spokesman said.
The
Democrats hold only 19
governor seats
in the
country, down from 26 when President Barack Obama took office nearly eight years ago.
Education Week reported: «Over the objections of teachers» unions and many
Democrats, Louisiana's Republican
governor and GOP - controlled legislature have crafted one of the most exhaustive education overhauls of any state
in the
country, through measures that will dramatically expand families» access to public money to cover the costs of both private school tuition and individual courses offered by a menu of providers.»