Murkowski, Cortez Masto, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Electric Grid Security

Murkowski, Cortez Masto, Shaheen Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Electric Grid Security

  Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act (SECURE Grid Act), bipartisan legislation to empower states to fully assess the risks to their electric grids, from extreme weather to cyber threats and other vulnerabilities. Every […]

Attorney General Cox Secures Landmark Consumer Protection Resolution with Swickard Car Dealerships—$800,000 now, $200,000 More if Misconduct Continues

Attorney General Cox Secures Landmark Consumer Protection Resolution with Swickard Car Dealerships—$800,000 now, $200,000 More if Misconduct Continues

  (Ketchikan, AK) – Tuesday, Attorney General Cox announced the settlement of the State’s consumer protection lawsuit against Swickard Anchorage, LLC, Swickard Anchorage II, LLC, Swickard PAV, LLC, Swickard Palmer, LLC, and Swickard Management Company (collectively “Swickard”) for violating consumer protection laws. Swickard operates car dealerships in Anchorage and Palmer. The complaint, which was filed […]

Helping Halong recovery, one freezer at a time

Helping Halong recovery, one freezer at a time

  Ex-typhoon Halong couldn’t have come at a worse time for residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta—or for their freezers.  “It’s fall time when the storms usually hit,” explained Katie Basile, Alaska Sea Grant coastal resilience specialist for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. “This is after families have worked all summer and fall to hunt and fish and […]

In Latest Racist Rant, Trump Says ‘Something Should Be Done About’ Minnesota’s Black Attorney General

In Latest Racist Rant, Trump Says ‘Something Should Be Done About’ Minnesota’s Black Attorney General

  “It’s gutter racism with real consequences,” one critic said of Trump’s rhetoric. President Donald Trump went on a racist tirade on Thursday where he targeted both the Somali-American community and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. During a Cabinet meeting, the president once against lashed out at Minnesota residents of Somali descent, whom he said “come from a […]