Naknek, Alaska – In a move to make rural Alaskans safer, Governor Sean Parnell last week signed House Bill 199 into law, ensuring Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO) are able to carry a firearm. HB 199 was sponsored by Representative Bryce Edgmon. “This bill is about improving the safety of Alaskans and ensuring our VPSOs have the […]
As the drugs used for lethal injection becomes scarcer and scarcer with the advent of European-led boycotts of drug sales for that purpose, Tennessee’s governor Bill Haslam signed legislation in that state to bring back executions via the electric chair. The electric chair measure, sponsored by State Sen. Ken Yager, that sailed through both the […]
U.S. Senator Mark Begich, a strong advocate for the Keystone XL pipeline, today co-sponsored binding legislation that would green-light the Keystone XL infrastructure project immediately. “The Keystone XL pipeline will provide a secure supply of energy, create 42,000 jobs and is expected to generate over $20 billion of economic activity,” said Begich. “Natural resources can […]
Georgia’s Governor Nathan Deal signed that state’s House Bill 60, or the “Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014” in tolaw on Wednesday. This new state law will allow Georgia residents to carry concealed weapons into many areas that were traditionally off-limits to concealed firearms such as bars, school zones, hospitals, government buildings and even certain areas […]