Juneau – Thursday, the Alaska Legislature overwhelmingly passed a capital budget for Fiscal Year 2018 that will result in approximately $1.2 billion in federal funds coming to Alaska. The approved capital budget was a negotiated compromise that ensures continued funding for Alaska’s roads, bridges, and other vital infrastructure. House Finance Committee Co-chair Rep. Neal Foster […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed early Friday to enact a partial repeal of the 7-year-old Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Three Republican lawmakers — John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — voted with Democrats in the 49-51 defeat of the Republican-led repeal effort. President Donald […]
Alaska’s senior Senator, Lisa Murkowski, shot down any chance of repealing Obama’s health care bill without replacing it with a Republican-built replacement put out by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Tuesday. Senator Murkowski was the third Senator to balk at McConnell’s repeal-only motion put forth, killing any chance of the motion of […]
I like a good fish tale. But when it involves fish, not when it involves politics. And not when it involves Senate leaders failing to tell you about a new $145 million subsidy they want to give our partners in the oil industry. The Senate started a media push last week, saying that they want […]