WASHINGTON, DC – Alaska and Hawaii’s Congressional delegations Monday introduced legislation that would exempt residents of the two states –and communities that rely on essential air service as subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation – from the increase in air travel fees included in December’s budget deal.
House Speaker John Boehner made his first appearance ever on the NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday, where they discussed politics, Boehner's vices and the speaker's tan. His appearance on the show was upbeat, and at times humorous.
Ryan Loskarn was found unconscious and hanging in his parent's basement on Thursday in Sykesville, Maryland according to the Carroll County Sheriff's office.
It was announced on Tuesday that House Democratic Leader Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau) is resigning her seat in the Alaska House of Representatives to accept a position as a visiting fellow at Stanford University's Center for Ocean Solutions.