“You don’t see evidence of gang association,” said one legal expert. “It just feels like a dirtying up of the defendant.” After a US Border Patrol Agent shot two Venezuelan immigrants in Portland, Oregon in January, the Department of Homeland Security claimed that the two victims were “vicious Tren de Aragua gang members” who “weaponized their vehicle” […]
For decades, Alaska has operated under a fiscal and budgeting system unlike any other state, and some could argue any place in the world. It is a system at the mercy of volatility, political discretion, and short-term decision-making. The outcome has been entirely predictable. Chronic instability, endless political conflict, boom-and-bust budgeting, and leaders who struggle […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced H.R. 7129, the Water Power Research and Development Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America’s water power technologies and modernize federal research efforts critical to grid reliability, energy security, and innovation. “Hydropower has long been a proven part of America’s baseload energy mix,” said Congressman […]