JUNEAU – The House of Representatives Saturday passed an operating budget that invests heavily in our education system, funds essential services, and helps Alaskans recover from inflation and high energy prices by including a $1,300 Energy Relief Check on top of a Permanent Fund Dividend. House Bill 281 passed the floor with a vote of […]
Palmer, AK – Independence Mine State Historical Park will receive some much-needed historic restoration and preservation work over the next three years. The Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation (MSTPF) is pleased to announce the receipt of a $1.3 million dollar grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to partner with the […]
“This is what the fight for a habitable planet looks like in real time.” Organizers of the “Coal Baron Blockade” protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia. “Sen. Joe Manchin’s policies hurt poor people and […]
Watchdogs noted that the investment came after Kushner “used his position in the White House to advance Saudi interests”—and shield the regime from accountability for the Khashoggi murder. A private equity firm created by former White House adviser and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has reportedly secured a $2 billion investment from a sovereign wealth fund directed […]