In Last Three Bills, Murkowski Worked to Support Arctic Defense, Servicemember Wellbeing, and Alaskans’ Future Friday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured investments for Alaska in the Defense; Homeland Security; and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to suspend the government’s borrowing limit until early 2025, a step toward averting a Washington political showdown five days before the country could run out of money to pay its bills. With a late Wednesday vote of 314-117, the bill passed and now heads to the Senate […]
U.S. lawmakers are examining the details of an agreement to increase the country’s borrowing limit ahead of votes expected in the coming days, as both President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urge them to approve it. The proposal includes waiving the existing $31.4 trillion debt ceiling until January 2025 and a two-year budget […]
Fully Funded Budget Provides a Healthy Dividend and Avoids Spending from Savings JUNEAU – Wednesday, the Alaska Senate passed House Bill 39, Fiscal Year 2024 operating and capital budgets. The Senate’s version of the budget increases education funding outside the formula by $174.9 million – the single largest increase in state history, provides Alaskans with […]