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 […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska State Legislature today passed House Joint Resolution 4 by a vote of 19-0 in the Senate and 31-8 in the House. Urging the federal government to maintain “Denali” as the official name of North America’s tallest peak, the resolution comes in response to recent federal efforts to rename the mountain. “Denali […]
Washington, DC – Thursday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement on her decision to vote against confirming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: “Since Mr. Hegseth’s nomination last November, I have met with him and carefully reviewed his writings, various reports, and other pertinent materials. I closely followed his hearing before the Senate […]
[content id=”79272″] Image: Joe Juneau, gold prospector and co-founder of Juneau. Image-Public Domain