[content id=”79272″] “McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response.” In an early effort to keep the GOP in a position to cripple President Joe Biden’s agenda, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to block a must-pass organizing resolution that establishes the rules […]
“There is no decisive pool of ‘illegal’ ballots, and Republican Party messaging on this score is at best a cynical attempt to delegitimize a decisive presidential defeat.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday made his first public remarks since President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, but he made no mention […]
JUNEAU – Monday, members of the Alaska House Majority introduced new bills that would protect our ferries and chart a new course for the Alaska Marine Highway System. House Bill 253, introduced by Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka) and several other lawmakers, would prevent the Alaska Department of Transportation from selling or disposing of a […]
JUNEAU – Today, the Senate Majority introduced Senate Bill 1002, which proposes to use money from the Statutory Budget Reserve (SBR), the Higher Education Fund, and the Permanent Fund Earnings Reserve Account (ERA) to pay a $1,600 Dividend. Members of the Alaska Senate Democrats have issued the following statements: “The Permanent Fund Dividend […]