This Day in Alaskan History-April 1st, 1869
State Seeks to Resolve Long-Running Campbell Lake Public Access Dispute
(Anchorage, AK) – The State filed a lawsuit Monday, asking a State Superior Court judge to confirm the existence of a public right-of-way to Campbell Lake and to declare that Campbell Lake is a public lake. The answer would resolve a decades-old dispute and allow continued public use of the lake while respecting the rights […]
Native Americans’ decadeslong struggle for control over sacred lands is making progress
Rosalyn R. LaPier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Who should manage public land that is sacred to Native Americans? That is the question that the United States government and some states hope recent policy changes will address by giving Indigenous people greater input into managing such land. Co-management, as the policy is called, might alleviate […]
80% of US Voters Across Party Lines Support Expanding Social Security
“With Republicans threatening to cut benefits—and worse, eliminate the program entirely—Dems need to make clear they’re fighting to protect and expand benefits.” As progressive lawmakers renewed calls for protecting Social Security from GOP attacks, Data for Progress on Monday pointed to polling that shows about 80% of U.S. voters across partisan divides support boosting benefits. [pullquote]”While Democrats have […]