The provision, part of the Senate budget bill, was described as “a blatant giveaway to the pharmaceutical industry that would keep drug prices high for patients while draining $5 billion in taxpayer dollars.” The deep-pocketed and powerful pharmaceutical industry notched a significant victory on Monday when the Senate parliamentarian ruled that a bill described by […]
Alaska Beacon Alaska’s state school board has postponed consideration of a rules change that could limit the amount of money that cities and boroughs are allowed to give their neighborhood school districts. The board voted unanimously on Wednesday to open a 30-day public comment period on the rules change rather than to enact it immediately […]
Anchorage, AK – Tonight, Nick Begich joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in voting for a budget resolution that slashes Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion—all to give tax breaks to billionaires.This budget resolution paves the way for even deeper cuts of up to $2 trillion, threatening the health care of tens of millions […]