“Every congressperson who voted for this should be ashamed,” said Win Without War’s Erica Fein after 14 Democrats joined with Republicans to approve the amendment. With public awareness of U.S. war spending elevated in the wake of American troops exiting Afghanistan, a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday approved a $37.5 billion increase to the Pentagon budget from last year, angering […]
“Republicans can always be counted on to help billionaires not pay taxes.” Under pressure from well-heeled conservative advocacy organizations and donors, Republican senators have removed funding for IRS enforcement from an emerging bipartisan infrastructure plan, threatening to tank a proposed crackdown on rich tax cheats. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), part of the 22-member bipartisan group that’s […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Attorney General Treg Taylor Monday brought action in Superior Court seeking clarification from the court on whether, despite the failed effective date of the recently passed budget bill HB 69, money can be spent to keep state services open on July 1, 2021, the start of the fiscal year. “When there is a […]
Rep. Spohnholz: ‘Federal investment helped build this state and Alaska can’t continue to fall behind when it comes to maintaining our infrastructure’ JUNEAU – The House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 19, which articulated the need for widespread infrastructure investment in the state of Alaska. The resolution was sponsored by the House Labor and Commerce […]