On Wednesday, an Anchorage Grand Jury handed down indictments for Robbery for four Anchorage residents as a result of a January Mountain View robbery of a woman there. 37-year-old Steven Thomas, 36-year-old Sarah Orazio, 43-year-old Sheila Wilson, and 54-year-old Keith Wilson were each charged with a single count of Robbery II. Thomas was also charged […]
Juneau – Wednesday night, the Alaska House of Representatives passed legislation to early fund Alaska’s K-12 public education system. House Bill 287 prioritizes public education by advancing it from the normal budget process. The author of HB 287 is House Finance Committee Co-Chair Rep. Paul Seaton (R-Homer). “School administrators, school board members, parents, and even […]
Juneau – Rep. Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) released the following statement after the Alaska House of Representatives swiftly passed House Bill 236 Wednesday night to extend the vital Senior Benefits program. The program is currently scheduled to sunset in June without legislative action. “This simple bill will keep in place a modest level of assistance to […]
CAPITOL HILL — It’s crunch time for lawmakers to keep the U.S. government open, with funding running out at midnight Washington time unless Congress extends federal spending authority for the fifth time in the last six months. The Senate will vote first on a two-year bipartisan budget deal that would boost spending for the Pentagon and […]