ANCHORAGE: Politico reports that Alaska Rep. Don Young has made another unseemly decision. Young is holding a fundraiser in Puerto Rico that is hosted by a pro-state political action committee, only days before he chairs a subcommittee hearing on the issue of Puerto Rican Statehood. Young has been a long time proponent of Puerto Rican […]
ANCHORAGE: Forrest Dunbar is conceding the 2014 election to Don Young, after the Representative prevailed with 51.69% of the vote. With 100% of precincts reporting, Dunbar had garnered 40.39% of Alaskan ballots cast— 90,534 votes. Thousands of absentee and early ballots remain outstanding, so the exact percentages are likely to change. However, the Dunbar campaign recognizes […]
ANCHORAGE: Representative Young’s position on the proposed Pebble Mine has been unclear at times, without a definitive yes or no answer on where he stands. After the Tuesday debate we now have clarity. Don is Yes on Pebble. Young has said that the issues surrounding the Pebble Mine are not his primary concern stating that, […]