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 […]
A U.S. public opinion survey shows Republican Senator Marco Rubio leading the group of hopefuls for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination. A poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University has the first-term lawmaker from the southeastern state of Florida attracting 15 percent of registered Republican primary voters, followed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush with 13 […]
Juneau – The 13 members of the Alaska Independent Democratic Coalition support the Medicaid expansion legislation unveiled Tuesday by Governor Bill Walker. “Medicaid expansion is a no brainer,” said Coalition Leader Rep. Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage). “We fought in the House Finance Committee and on the Floor of the House to keep expansion in the budget. […]