WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama has issued another appeal to Congress to work with him to avert the first stage of mandatory automatic cuts to domestic and defense spending…
Feb 19, 2013Comments Off on Obama Asks Congress to Avoid 'Brutal' Spending CutsRead More
WASHINGTON — Harsh words in Washington are revealing the tough political challenge when it comes to reforming America’s immigration system. A leaked Obama administration draft bill may have disrupted delicate,…
Feb 19, 2013Comments Off on Leaked White House Proposal Complicates Immigration Reform EffortRead More
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Lisa Murkowski today announced that she is retaining her Ranking Member status on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee – where she will have a critical seat at…
Feb 12, 2013Comments Off on Murkowski Keeps Top Republican Position on Interior Appropriations SubcommitteeRead More
WASHINGTON, DC – A week after Senator Lisa Murkowski urged the heads of the Senate Appropriations Committee to get clarity on the looming threat of sequestration and undefined across-the-board federal…
Feb 11, 2013Comments Off on With Murkowski Seeking Answers, Senate Appropriations Committee Schedules Sequestration HearingRead More
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union Address — the first of his second term in office — on February 12. The speech to a joint session of…
Feb 8, 2013Comments Off on State of the Union Address Likely to Focus on Domestic IssuesRead More
JUNEAU-Yesterday, members of the Senate’s Special Committee on Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) Throughput moved Senate Bill 21 out of committee with a letter of intent describing several key findings and…
Feb 8, 2013Comments Off on TAPS Committee Moves Senate Bill 21 with Letter of Intent AttachedRead More
On Thursday on Fireweed Lane, an executive committee of Alaska's Republican Party took a vote and ousted incoming Republican Party chairman, Russ Millette from the Republican Party top spot one…
Feb 1, 2013Comments Off on Alaska's Republican Party Ousts Incoming Chairman Russ MilletteRead More
(Juneau) – In celebration of National School Choice Week, Wasilla Representative Lynn Gattis has filed a bill to allow multiple authorizers of public charter schools.…
Jan 31, 2013Comments Off on Gattis Introduces Bill to Enhance Public Charter SchoolsRead More