Donors like billionaire investor Ken Langone, said one critic, are “always there to reach across the aisle to make sure to support politicians who take from the poor and give to the rich.” After he announced in December he would not be supporting President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, Sen. Joe Manchin’s political action committee […]
ANCHORAGE – Last Friday, a panel of three judges of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Thompson v. Hebdon that Alaska’s campaign contribution limits violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Today, the Alaska Senate Democrats sent a letter to Governor Mike Dunleavy urging him to direct the […]
The New York Times continued its explosive reporting on President Donald Trump’s tax records on Friday by divulging that he engineered an eight-figure windfall shortly before contributing $10 million to his “self-funded” 2016 presidential campaign—which sparked fresh calls for probing the president’s tax and business practices. [pullquote]”Voters had a right to know where Trump was getting the money for his […]
JUNEAU – Reps. Geran Tarr and Andy Josephson Monday introduced a resolution that would express support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that allows limits on spending to influence elections and public policy. House Joint Resolution 24 would be sent to federal leaders and calls for the overturning of the 2010 Supreme Court […]