WASHINGTON D.C.—Tuesday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after voting for final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA): “While I’ve long held that marriage should be an issue left up to the states, the Supreme Court nationalized the issue in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015. Although I disagreed with Obergefell, I said then I […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – On Saturday, the final day of the 2022 AFN Convention, Alaska Federation of Natives delegates voted to pass 25 resolutions, including endorsements of Representative Mary Sattler Peltola and Senator Lisa Murkowski in their respective races to continue representing the great state of Alaska in our nation’s capital. “U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and U.S. Representative […]
Parties with at least 5,000 Registered Voters Will be Officially Recognized ANCHORAGE – Senate Bill 161, sponsored by Sen. Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage), became law yesterday after Governor Mike Dunleavy declined to sign or veto the bill. Senate Bill 161 creates a new and simple criterion for the state to recognize political parties. For future election […]
“The former president’s attempt to remove qualified experts and replace them with political loyalists threatened our national security and our government’s ability to function the way the American people expect it to,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, the bill’s sponsor. U.S. House Democrats and a handful of Republicans on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s plot to oust civil […]