President Donald Trump says he thinks Republicans have enough votes in the House of Representatives to win a key vote Thursday to repeal the national health care law that former President Barack Obama considered his signature legislative achievement. Trump offered his prediction Tuesday after meeting with the House Republican caucus on Capitol Hill. The president […]
Juneau – Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously approved Senate Bill 91 to extend the current disaster declaration for the opioid epidemic in Alaska. The bill gives Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer needed statutory authority to proceed with the planned statewide response to the opioid epidemic. “Opioid abuse is tearing apart families and endangering public […]
Juneau – On Monday, legislation to protect the ability of visitors to the Denali National Park to see wolves in the wild was advanced out of the House Resources Committee. House Bill 105, sponsored by Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage), seeks to create an area along the eastern border of the Denali National Park that is […]
A driver of a vehicle reported stolen out of Anchorage took troopers on a short high-speed chase before abandoning the vehicle on Monday night, troopers reported via the trooper dispatch. According to the report, troopers made a positive ID of a stolen vehicle at the intersection of the Parks Highway and the Palmer-Wasilla Highway at 8:51 […]