WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Oregon United States District Judge Adrienne Nelson decided in favor of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and ruled to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. The proposed merger would have eliminated healthy competition for grocery shoppers, leading to dangerous monopolistic tendencies, risking limited labor competition, workers’ ability to negotiate higher wages, better […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today welcomed an announcement from the Air Force that it will finally fulfill its commitment to redistribute four KC-135 refueling aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The Air Force had previously committed to the basing in March of 2021, […]
(JUNEAU, AK) — Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom has announced the completion of the recount for Ballot Measure 2, which proposed repealing Alaska’s ranked-choice voting and open primary system. The recount confirmed the outcome of the certified results, with the final tally showing 160,973 votes against and 160,230 in favor, a margin of 743 votes. “The […]
“Instead of fighting the rising cost of healthcare, gas, or groceries, this Congress prioritized rewarding the wealthy and well-connected military-industrial complex,” said Defense Spending Reduction Caucus co-chairs. Despite the Pentagon’s repeated failures to pass audits and various alarming policies, 81 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted with 200 Republicans on Wednesday to advance a $883.7 […]