U.S. Sen. Mark Begich spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of the DISCLOSE Act. The Act brings transparency and accountability to the election process by requiring disclosure of who funds political activities.
On Monday, four individuals bailed 22-year-old Jonathon Hill of Anchorage out of Palmer jail. Hill had been arrested on Saturday on Felony Drug Possession according to trooper reports.
34-year-old Shaun Johnson was arrested in Kiana by the VPSO on Sunday at 9 pm on Disorderly Conduct charges after the VPSO observed an intoxicated Johnson shoving his girlfriend causing her to fall. Johnson was on probation with alcohol restrictions.
The DISCLOSE Act died again in the Senate. It failed on a partisan vote of 53-45. It fell short of the 60 votes necessary to break a GOP filibuster.