Creates review commission for MMIP cases, cultural training for investigators (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Dunleavy signed into law legislation that continues Alaska’s effort to solve more Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples cases. Sponsored by Senator Donny Olson (D-Golovin), Senate Bill 151 makes several public safety policy changes that can lead to even more MMIP cases being […]
House Bill 344 also allows schools to provide healthcare services to more students. Anchorage—On August 30, House Bill 344 became law without the Governor’s signature. Governor Dunleavy sponsored the bill, which allows the Alaska Department of Health to apply for a waiver from the federal government to establish a demonstration project that uses Medicaid funding […]
WASHINGTON – Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK), Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Summer Meals Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill to fight childhood hunger by expanding access to healthy, nutritious meals and snacks offered to students during the summer months. “As a mom to seven, I understand the stress and financial commitment that […]
“I ended up losing half of my fertility and if I was made to wait any longer, it’s very likely I would have died,” said one Texas patient. Monday reporting from The Associated Press and newly filed federal complaints highlight how abortion restrictions enacted in U.S. states since the 2022 reversal of Roe v. Wade endanger the health and lives of pregnant people nationwide. Building on a […]