“We must denounce the Big Lie and those who refuse to uphold the will of the people in our elections,” said one democracy defender. Democracy defenders on Monday welcomed reports that Dana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general, is calling for a special prosecutor to probe allegations of a Republican-led attempt to feloniously break into voting machines after […]
Gwich’in leaders were deeply disappointed Sunday by the decision by the Senate to slam the door on protecting sacred lands in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of budget reconciliation–the very same process by which the destructive oil and gas mandate was tucked into the 2017 Tax Act. The failure to repeal the Arctic […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats, over uniform Republican opposition, Sunday approved sweeping legislation to combat climate change, trim health care costs and raise taxes on highly profitable corporations. The measure, a scaled-down version of President Joe Biden’s long-stalled economic legislative plan, was narrowly approved 51-50, with the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Kamala Harris after […]
ANCHORAGE — Friday, Jessica Cook called on the State of Alaska to correct misleading information that was sent out in a mailer this week to tens of thousands of Alaskans. The mailer showed two voting examples—a “pick one primary” for the State Senate District B seat and “ranked choice” for the same example of a […]