WASHINGTON—Thursday, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Keep Finfish Free Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit federal agencies from issuing any permit or taking any other action to authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in federal waters, known as the exclusive economic zone, from 3 to 200 nautical miles off […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Majority Coalition Tuesday expressed disappointment following the Legislature’s failure to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69. This legislation, which garnered bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, represented a crucial step towards providing a much-needed permanent $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), the fundamental building […]
“Corporations facing federal lawsuits and investigations aren’t giving millions to Trump’s inauguration out of the kindness of their hearts. They are trying to buy goodwill.” An analysis released Monday in the wake of new Federal Election Commission filings shows that the Trump administration has dropped or paused federal enforcement cases against at least 17 corporations […]
“This week, the American people turned out in enormous numbers,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “And their message was clear. They do not want oligarchy. They do not want authoritarianism.” Across the United States—from Nampa, Idaho to Salt Lake City, Utah to Los Angeles, California—nearly 255,000 people have turned out in recent weeks for “Fighting Oligarchy” […]