Amicus makes the case for the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act and Congress’s authority–and trust responsibility–to legislate for the benefit of Indian Tribes Urges the Fifth Circuit to overturn lower court’s unprecedented ruling WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) along with U.S. Representatives Karen Bass (D-Calif.), […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON D.C.— U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) Tuesday introduced bicameral legislation, the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act. This legislation creates a domestic pilot project, based on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which promotes sustainable economic growth and creates efforts to reduce poverty in remote Native American and Native […]
[dropcap]U.S.[/dropcap] President Donald Trump signaled Thursday he could soon declare a national emergency and tap military construction money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border that he has been unable to convince Congress to provide direct funding for. Trump landed in McAllen, Texas, for a firsthand look at efforts to thwart illegal immigration […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]NCHORAGE-Today, Senator-elect Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) and Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) have pre-filed legislation in their respective bodies to extend the State Suicide Prevention Council to June 30, 2027. Without legislative action the Council is set to terminate this year. In August 2018, Legislative Audit conducted a review of the State Suicide Prevention Council and […]