After failing to bring enough conservative members of the U.S. House on board, GOP leaders abandoned their $659 million border bill vote on Thursday. With Democrats opposing the bill and a large number of Republicans opposed to sending more fuinds to the White House for the bill, the vote was tabled, House Republicans will meet […]
Alarmed by persistent barriers to voting in Alaska and across the nation, U.S. Senator Mark Begich this week introduced strong legislation to safeguard the voting rights of Alaska Natives and Native Americans. The bill, the Native Voting Rights Act of 2014 (NatiVRA), provides the resources and oversight necessary to ensure that every citizen, regardless of ethnicity or […]
