‘I am tremendously honored to receive the support of my colleagues and ready to get work building new opportunities for Alaskans and confronting the difficult issues our state faces’ JUNEAU – Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) today was elected Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives for the 32nd Legislature. Exact details of the governing organization […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Congress faces critical fiscal deadlines at a time of upheaval and uncertainty on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers are returning from a weeklong recess still wondering who will lead the House of Representatives. It has been nearly a month since House Speaker John Boehner announced his departure effective at the end of this month. No […]
The Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, will resign from Congress and give up his seat at the end of October, lawmakers and aides in the speaker’s office said Friday. Boehner, a member of Congress since 1990, has been under pressure from the conservative wing of his Republican Party on a […]