March 14th, 1948
Sen. Gardner Prefiles Legislation Raising the Minimum Age to Marry
ANCHORAGE-Today, Senator Berta Gardner (D-Anchorage) announced she has prefiled legislation to raise the minimum age to marry in Alaska to 18 or emancipated minors above the age of 16. A child in Alaska currently can marry at 14 years old with the approval of a Judge. “It astonishes me that our state will allow a […]
Alabama Republican Rebuffs Growing Calls to End US Senate Candidacy
WASHINGTON — Alabama Republican candidate Roy Moore is rebuffing a growing number of calls for him to abandon his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in the wake of allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl four decades ago when he was a local prosecutor in his early 30s. Moore told political supporters Sunday […]