Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously passed legislation aimed at keeping the Alaska Railroad Corporation’s (ARRC) passenger services on track and avoid costly penalties by the Federal Railroad Administration. House Bill 140, by House Finance Co-Chair Steve Thompson, authorizes the ARRC to issue up to $37 million in tax-exempt bonds backed […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young recently joined Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) to introduce H.R. 1538, the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which would allow states to set their own medical marijuana policies, recognize a legitimate use for marijuana at the federal level, and allow Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized an open letter sent by 47 U.S. Republican Senators to Tehran about the ongoing negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, saying the move showed “disintegration” in U.S. politics. The letter warns that the next U.S. president could revoke any deal Iran may reach with a group of six world […]
Alaska’s lone Representative to the Nation’s Capitol puzzled many with a comment he made during a back and forth with Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on Thursday where he was pushing to have the Gray Wolf taken off of the Endangered Species list during a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on that department’s budget. […]