Social welfare advocates on Friday denounced a proposal included in a draft of the 2018 Farm Bill which would impose work requirements on most adults who receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly called food stamps. The proposal represents the first concrete attempt by Republicans to erode the social safety net since President Donald […]
Find “Trump, Inc.” wherever you get your podcasts. President Donald Trump is famous for bragging about his net worth. Publicly, he claims he’s worth more than $10 billion. He even sued an author over the issue and lobbied the editors of Forbes about his ranking on their billionaires list. Yet quietly in another setting, the […]
Juneau – Thursday night, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation to extend the board that oversees the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol in Alaska. House Bill 299 extends the sunset date for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) to June 30, 2022. “The ABC Board is vital to a safe and vibrant […]
On Wednesday night, Soldotna-based Alaska State troopers attempted to pull over the driver of a 1999 Volkswagen traveling on Gaswell Road who was known by troopers to have an outstanding arrest warrant, but instead of stopping the driver sped off. The driver of the vehicle, identified by troopers as Dakota Lynn McAdoo, age 25, took troopers on […]