“Every congressperson who voted for this should be ashamed,” said Win Without War’s Erica Fein after 14 Democrats joined with Republicans to approve the amendment. With public awareness of U.S. war spending elevated in the wake of American troops exiting Afghanistan, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a $37.5 billion increase to the Pentagon budget from last year, angering […]
(Anchorage) – Alaska Lt. Governor Kevin Meyer has been named West Region Chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association. NLGA is the professional association supporting lieutenant governors and the officeholders first in line of succession to a governor in all 50 states and U.S. territories with the goal of being as effective and as efficient […]
JUNEAU – Wednesday, members of the Senate Democrats introduced two pieces of legislation to increase revenue for the state of Alaska. During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on August 24, 2021, it was noted by the non-partisan Legislative Finance Division that Alaska faces a $285 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2023, even after overdrawing […]
“They want billions more for war even as we withdraw from Afghanistan. We have to stop this amendment.” Just as the United States completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday after two decades of war and occupation, House Republicans announced plans to push for a $25 billion increase in annual military spending—a proposal that progressive lawmakers and […]