The gloves came off in last night’s Republican debate, the last, as Super Tuesday looms on the horizon for the contenders for the Republican nomination to the GOP ticket, as presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio shed his gloves and came out swinging at front-runner and businessman, Donald Trump. After the opening remarks, […]
After winning primaries in the northeast and southeast, billionaire Donald Trump looks poised to get a win in the western part of the United States in Tuesday’s Nevada caucus. The latest polls show Trump leading his Republican challengers with about 40 percent support, while Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz remained locked in another tight […]
JUNEAU – Senator Bill Wielechowski (D – Anchorage) Monday introduced SB188, the Protect the Permanent Fund Dividend Act, which would require that any funds appropriated out of the Earnings Reserve Account of the Permanent Fund, with the exception of those used for inflation proofing or issuing PFD checks, must be repaid. This repayment would come […]
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heats up between Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the close contest is drawing attention to the nomination process and the people called “superdelegates” who could have enormous influence over its outcome. The two major American political parties begin the process of selecting […]