ANCHORAGE: In what has been described as a naked power grab, Republican members of the Supreme Court are attempting to cancel health care subsidies in states like Alaska that have federal exchanges. If these judicial activists are successful, they would make health care unaffordable for thousands of Alaskans who recently signed up for coverage under […]
ANCHORAGE: In Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks, Gov. Parnell’s budget is forcing property tax rate increases and teacher layoffs. By “locking in” three more years of education cuts, the legislature has forced local governments to choose between teacher layoffs and higher taxes. The damage is even worse in Fairbanks because reduced pipeline property taxes are shifting […]
ANCHORAGE: Today, the Alaska Democratic Party released the following Congressional Record citations and press releases from Alaska’s Congressional delegation, Republican Senate leadership, and President George W. Bush. These Republicans played a key role in Voting Rights Act reauthorization in 2006.