“It is time to call out so-called Medicare Advantage for what it is,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. “It’s private insurance that profits by denying coverage and using the name of Medicare to trick our seniors.” Democratic U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday joined senior citizens, people with disabilities, and healthcare campaigners at a Capitol Hill press conference […]
FAIRBANKS – On Friday, July 21, House Bill 8 “an act relating to electric-assisted bicycles; and providing for an effective date” sponsored by Representative Ashley Carrick (D-West Fairbanks) was vetoed by Governor Mike Dunleavy. In his veto message, the Governor’s reason for vetoing this bill is that it “creates unnecessary bureaucracy by regulating a recreational […]
The coalition is “demanding that Congress focus on passing badly needed comprehensive privacy legislation to actually protect us from the harms of Big Tech companies and data brokers.” A coalition of digital rights groups is sounding the alarm as U.S. lawmakers try “to push through a swarm of harmful internet bills that would severely impact […]
“Republicans are making clear they will defend their corrupt allies on the Supreme Court no matter what,” said one campaigner. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of ethics and adhere to stronger disclosure rules following a series of revelations about the luxury […]