CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Political scientists have long wondered whether city governments in the U.S. are really responsive to their voters. Aren’t local governments simply mired in machine politics, or under the sway of local big-money interests? Does ideology matter? Now a uniquely comprehensive study co-authored by an MIT political scientist has produced a pair of distinctive […]
Washington, D.C – The House of Representatives and Alaskan Congressman Don Young today passed bipartisan legislation aimed at modestly updating the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a law enacted in 1973 to preserve, protect, and recover species. H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, which passed the House today by a vote of 233 […]
Kenai, Alaska – Representative Paul Seaton’s bill to allow greater participation in the wildly popular Permanent Fund Dividend “Pick.Click.Give.” charitable giving program was signed into law by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell today. House Bill 75 changes an onerous statute requiring a full financial audit by a certified public account, making it apply only to organizations that […]
Washington, D.C. – In an overwhelmingly bipartisan effort, the House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young Friday sent a resounding message to the President that they does not support deploying or maintaining a military presence in Iraq without Congressional approval. By a vote of 370 to 40, the House passed H. Con. Res. 105, which states […]