VOA/Youtube WASHINGTON – With many Americans concerned about casting their ballot in public places during the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in voting is expected to surge dramatically in coming weeks in the runup to the Nov. 3 general election. Congressional Democrats, however, say recent changes at the United States Postal Service (USPS) could prevent those […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has extended federal government funding for National Guard troops to assist individual states with their coronavirus responses. In a series of memos Monday night, the White House said the funding will now extend through the end of the year. However, the federal government will only be covering 75 percent of […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Alaska Congressman Don Young, former Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, helped the House pass legislation reauthorizing funding for the Coast Guard through F.Y. 2022, included with H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In addition to reauthorizing Coast Guard funding, amendments increasing the […]
Now that the Legislature adjourned after more or less authorizing CARES Act funding, people are asking, “Where is the money and how is it being distributed?” To answer this question, we first need to understand what happened and what should have happened. Alaska’s constitution designates the Legislature the sole power to appropriate. To a […]