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Tsongas endorses Coakley in MA-Sen

We were thrilled to learn about Cong. Niki Tsongas's endorsement of Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley earlier this week.

In her endorsement, Niki praised Martha's work as attorney general and spoke of her continued commitment to the citizens of Massachusetts.

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High-tech leaders back Barbara Boxer for re-election

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer on Wednesday announced endorsements from more than two dozen high-tech executives for her 2010 re-election campaign, including Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt, Symantec Chairman John Thompson and Adobe co-founder and Chairman Charles Geschke.
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Murray announces $35M in Smart Grid REcovery Funding to Create Jobs, Reduce Energy Costs

Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) announced that two Washington state smart grid projects will received a combined $35,825,817 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This funding comes from a $3.4 billion national investment in smart grid technology to help ease the nation’s transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system.
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Markey introduces credit card legislation

U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo., has introduced the Credit Card Rate Freeze Act, designed to immediately freeze interest rates on consumer credit card accounts.

“I've heard disturbing stories from Coloradans across my district that their credit card companies are suddenly and unfairly hiking their interest rates before the Credit CARD Act takes effect,” Markey said in a press release from her office.

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