WASHINGTON – Untold amounts of foreign donations are flowing into America’s political system, with little accountability or limits. Although election experts say it’s impossible to accurately estimate the extent of foreign financial influence over U.S. elections, many agree it has increased substantially since a landmark Supreme Court ruling nearly a decade ago opened the flood […]
“This decision gives Alaskans and all Americans a chance to revisit those destructive decisions.” A ruling in a court in Alaska Monday could open the door to imposing more restrictions on super PACs and possibly reversing the infamous 2012 Citizens United by the U.S. Supreme Court that in 2012 upended the nation’s campaign finance laws. Anchorage Superior […]
ANCHORAGE – The ACLU of Alaska will be back in court on Tuesday fighting against Governor Michael Dunleavy’s unconstitutional court system vetoes. The Nov. 5, 2019 oral arguments are the next step in the fight to protect the Alaska Constitution and the integrity of the state’s independent judiciary. Arguments will begin at 3 p.m. in […]
Officers with the Anchorage Police Department responded to a shots-fired complaint originating near the 3300-block of Boniface Parkway on Tuesday night. When responding officers made contact with the complainant in a trailer at the incident location, the man told officers that “he was sitting on his bed when he heard several shots fired from the […]