“As the saying goes, when people show you who they are, believe them,” said a Democratic National Committee spokesperson. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s stated platform in the 2024 presidential race centers on promoting an “honest government,” a “clean, healthy environment,” and the protection of civil liberties—but his New York State director last week boiled down the Independent […]
“There are 20 years of data showing trickle-down economics doesn’t work, yet today will still be a whole lot of revisionist history and wishful thinking on the singular largest failure of fiscal policy in recent memory,” said Rep. Richard Neal. As House Republicans prepare for Donald Trump’s possible White House return by plotting to expand […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage Police Department officer was convicted of 24 criminal counts Thursday for his participation in a scheme to defraud a corporation of millions of dollars. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nathan Michael Keays, 44, was friends with a ConocoPhillips employee, Forrest Wright, 44. The two conspired to […]
JUNEAU—Friday, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 187, otherwise known as the capital budget. The budget totals $450 million of general fund dollars and is carefully crafted to promote infrastructure projects throughout the state, address the state’s backlog of deferred maintenance, support statewide weatherization, and increase resources for food security, among other priorities. “For many […]