(Anchorage, AK) – Last week Governor Mike Dunleavy signed SB 58, extending eligibility for postpartum Medicaid. Previously, postpartum Medicaid coverage in Alaska lasted only 60 days. This legislation extends coverage to 12 months. “I want to see Alaska be the best state in the country for families. This legislation helps ensure that Alaskan […]
The coalition is “demanding that Congress focus on passing badly needed comprehensive privacy legislation to actually protect us from the harms of Big Tech companies and data brokers.” A coalition of digital rights groups is sounding the alarm as U.S. lawmakers try “to push through a swarm of harmful internet bills that would severely impact […]
Here are some Native American-related news stories that made headlines last week: Treasury secretary addresses poor access to cash, credit in Indian Country The U.S. Financial Literacy Commission met Thursday to discuss barriers to financial stability in Indian Country. “One of those main barriers is financial literacy – the understanding of concepts like saving, investing […]
On July 24th, 1897, President McKinley appointed the District of Alaska’s first ex-officio Secretary/Surveyor General. The position would remain throughout Alaska’s district status that ended in 1912 and continue on throughout Alaska’s territorial designation until 1959. It was then that as Alaska gained statehood that the position was changed to Secretary of State. That new […]