Trump’s Latest Sabotage Targets Americans with Pre-existing Conditions

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Trump’s Latest Sabotage Targets Americans with Pre-existing Conditions

Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement of the Trump Administration’s proposal to let insurance companies sell skimpy short-term plans year-round that skirt Affordable Care Act requirements because they do not have to cover essential health benefits like cancer treatment, substance use treatment, and maternity care and can deny coverage altogether for those with pre-existing conditions, […]

Bill to Protect the Permanent Fund Dividend Advances to Senate Judiciary Committee

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Bill to Protect the Permanent Fund Dividend Advances to Senate Judiciary Committee

JUNEAU – Tuesday, the Senate State Affairs Committee passed SJR1 to the Judiciary Committee, its next committee of referral. SJR1 would allow Alaskans a vote to safeguard the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) in the state’s constitution. The principal or “corpus” of the fund is already constitutionally protected and cannot be spent. However, the earnings of […]