JUNEAU – The House of Representatives Saturday passed an operating budget that invests heavily in our education system, funds essential services, and helps Alaskans recover from inflation and high energy prices by including a $1,300 Energy Relief Check on top of a Permanent Fund Dividend. House Bill 281 passed the floor with a vote of […]
“This is what the fight for a habitable planet looks like in real time.” Organizers of the “Coal Baron Blockade” protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia. “Sen. Joe Manchin’s policies hurt poor people and […]
“This is as explicit as it gets,” said one observer. Text messages obtained by the House select committee that is investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection revealed that people in former President Donald Trump’s closest circle—specifically his son, Donald Trump Jr.—were strategizing before the votes were even counted how they could overturn the results of the […]
“Zero for global Covid equals many needless deaths in poor countries—and heightened risk of new variants,” said one campaigner. Republican and Democratic congressional negotiators on Monday are reportedly set to announce a $10 billion coronavirus funding package that contains no money to fight the pandemic globally, prompting outrage from public health experts who say the decision will prolong […]