ANCHORAGE – The Alaska Senate Democrats announced a new organization Wednesday for the upcoming 30th Alaska State Legislature which commences on January 17, 2017. The caucus will include Senator Berta Gardner (D-Anchorage), Senator Dennis Egan (D-Juneau), Senator Donny Olson (D-Golovin), Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage), and Senator-elect Tom Begich (D-Anchorage). Senator Gardner will continue to serve […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will be joined by Democratic rival and Senator Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally Tuesday in the Northeastern city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Clinton campaign says the two candidates will “discuss their commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, […]
Anchorage – Earlier today, Alaska Governor Bill Walker used his line-item veto power to cut $1.29 billion from the FY 2017 budgets. The veto includes $430 million in tax credit and other payments to the oil and gas industry down to the statutory minimum requirement of $30 million. The veto of the oil tax credit […]
WASHINGTON—Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dominated the Democratic Party’s first presidential debate of the 2016 campaign, largely preserving their status as the party’s frontrunners, according to some analysts. Clinton and Sanders, who were joined by three lesser-known candidates during the two-hour debate at a Las Vegas casino Tuesday, clashed over […]