WASHINGTON—Americans are digesting a global climate accord that is dividing Washington along predictable partisan political lines. “This agreement will mean less of the carbon pollution that threatens our planet, and more of the jobs and economic growth driven by low-carbon investment,” said a jubilant President Barack Obama shortly after the deal was announced Saturday. “What […]
China has ended its long-standing, one-child policy and will now allow all couples to have two children. The plan was unveiled Thursday following high-level, closed-door political meetings this week in Beijing. Analysts said a two-child policy, while a welcome move, will do little to help lift the country’s declining birth rate or shrinking workforce. The […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott applauded Sunday’s announcement from the Department of Interior and the White House to officially change the name of Mount McKinley to Denali. This announcement comes after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued a Secretarial Order officially changing the name of North America’s tallest mountain. “For decades, […]