Effective Monday, only two months after seeking and winning his re-election as Republican Congressman from Staten Island, Representative Michael Grimm will no longer fill a seat in the House. Grimm, from New York’s 13th District announced his resignation one week after pleading “guilty” to Felony Tax Evasion. He had earlier announced his intentions to stay on […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young Tuesday applauded the Senate’s passage of H.R. 5069, the Federal Duck Stamp Act of 2014, which included an amendment he added to the bill in Committee to exempt subsistence hunters in rural Alaska from being required to purchase the annual permit. “The passage of the Federal Duck Stamp […]
Anchorage – Thursday, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) asked the Parnell Administration to hold off on a controversial proposal for tens of millions of dollars in additional tax reductions on a North Slope oilfield. Last week Governor Parnell’s Commissioner of Natural Resources announced his proposal to reduce the 12.5% royalty on the Nuna oilfield by over 50%. The proposed […]
Anchorage, Alaska – With election results showing that Ballot Measure 2 dealing with the legalization and regulation of marijuana passing, Representative Bob Lynn will be introducing legislation in the upcoming first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature to provide common sense safeguards and restrictions on its sale. “It looks like Alaskans have spoken, and now […]