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 News from Around the Country

Alabama

“Ready to Run” hits Auburn to train women for Congress – The Corner News, March 1, 2009

Ready to Run' ready to help women run for office – oanow.com, January 24, 2008

California
Partner Event: Ready to Run – Town Hall, Los Angeles, February 2013

Idaho

Debbie Walsh: Men run to be somebody. Women run to do something. – Boise Weekly, March 7, 2012 

Iowa
In Iowa, few women get elected - Sioux City Journal, April 12, 2012

Ready To Run Iowa 2011 encourages women to run for public office – Iowa State Daily, May 25, 2011

ISU Catt Center hopes women are ready to take advantage of new political opportunities – The Iowa Independent, May 13, 2011

Iowans push for women lawmakers – Omaha World Herald, September 22, 2010

Women face challenges in Iowa elections – Iowa State Daily, December 1, 2008

Ready to Run: Campaign Training for Women – The Iowa Independent, May 18, 2007

Michigan
Ready to Run ( Radio Series) - WGVU, April 16, 2013

GVSU hosts women in politics workshop, April 20 – Holland Sentinel, April 12, 2013

Women Running for Political Office series - WGVU Radio, April 2, 2012

Michigan Women In Politics: Celebrating Elected Officials For Women's History Month – Huffington Post, March 30, 2012

Ready to Run? Michigan needs more women in elected office, experts say – Mlive.com, March 22, 2012

Mississippi

Stennis program touts women in politics – Daily Journal Jackson Bureau, May 22, 2012

Ready to Run seeks to put more women on the ballot – MSBusiness, May 21, 2012

Ready to Run seeks to drive women to campaign for office – MPB News, May 21, 2012

Ready to Run Mississippi program for women in politics – WLOX, April 3, 2011

Nebraska

Women in Politics Reach Out to Peers – Omaha World Herald, February 8, 2012

Ready to Run Struggling – Omaha World Herald, April 2, 2011

Event helps women get ready to run for office – Omaha World-Herald, October 4, 2009

New Jersey
Ready to Run Campaign Training for Women: Early-Bird registration to Feb. 22 – Blue Jersey, February 19, 2013

Ready to Run... and Win - Span Magazine, September/October 2012

“Ready to Run” Invites Women to Jump into Politics – IIPDigital, April 10, 2012

Twenty years on, ‘Year of the Woman’ fades – The Washington Post, March 24, 2012

New Jersey women's political participation ranks 10th – Nationwide- World Journal, March 24, 2012(text in Chinese)

Can women bring civility to politics? – The Washington Post, March 7, 2012

Ready to Run’ on March 9 and 10 spurs Madison women to seek public office – Madison Eagle (NJ), March 2, 2012

New Jersey, Once Among Worst, Now Ranks Among Top 10 States for Women in Legislature – Rutgers News Release, March 2, 2012

New Mexico
Sen. Linda Lopez prepares to run for governor – Santa Fe New Mexican, April 16, 2013

"Ready to Run" conference was informative, exciting – Alamogordo Daily News, February 15, 2013

North Dakota

Ready to Run Conference - KFYR-TV News Stories, July 17, 2012

Getting More Women Involved in Politics – KFYR-TV New Stories, February 3, 2012

Pennsylvania

Conference Readies Women to Run for Political Office – 90.5 Essential Public Radio (PA), January 21,2012

More Women in High Office – The Scranton Times-Tribune (PA), January 18, 2012

Conference to Prepare Women for Politics – The Abington Journal (PA), January 17, 2012

Women Will Learn How to Run for Office – The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (PA), January 8, 2012

South Carolina
South Carolina tries to break political "old boys network" – Reuters, January 23, 2012

Free seminars to help women break into SC politics – scnow.com, December 30, 2011

S.C. ranks last in percentage of female legislators – The Post and Courier, September 26, 2008

Vermont

Women are ‘ready to run’ for the top – Vermont Cynic, April 17, 2011

Campaign training for women – WCAX TV, April 6, 2011