ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison and will serve five years on supervised release for distributing methamphetamine in Alaska and violating his conditions of release from a previous drug distribution conviction. According to court documents, Todd Robert Klink, 55, made two sales of methamphetamine totaling over 82 […]
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“Instead of choosing to protect the American people, they chose to protect billionaires and corporations,” said the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee. House Republicans advanced their budget plan out of committee Thursday night after a 12-hour markup session during which they rejected dozens of Democratic amendments, including proposed changes that would have protected […]
“Congress has a choice—they can either extend a failed policy or create tax reform that actually works for Main Street and communities.” As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans pursue trillions of dollars in new tax giveaways for wealthy individuals and corporations, economists and pollsters this week are warning about how devastating the GOP’s plan would be […]