White House: Congress Must Act Soon to Replenish COVID Funds
March 6 By Zeke Miller The U.S. will soon begin to run out of money to bolster COVID-19 testing supplies and to guarantee that uninsured Americans keep getting free treatment for the virus unless Congress swiftly approves more funding, the White House warned. Nearly a…
Alaska to have unlimited campaign contributions in most instances
March 5 By Tim Rockey and Sean Maguire Alaska is poised to have unlimited campaign contributions in most instances after a state regulator declined to impose new caps, after old limits were struck down as unconstitutional. In a 3-2 vote, the Alaska Public Offices Commission…
SpaceX’s Musk Says Starlink Has Been Told by Some Governments to Block Russian News
March 5 By Franck Merch SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Saturday that its Starlink satellite broadband service has been told by some governments, not Ukraine, to block Russian news sources. “We will not do so unless at ‘gunpoint’, sorry to be a free speech…
Britain Urges Its Nationals to Consider Leaving Russia
March 5 By Ron Bill Britain urged its nationals on Saturday to consider leaving Russia after Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine. “If your presence in Russia is not essential, we strongly advise that you consider leaving by remaining commercial routes,” the British government said in…
Alaska House committee drafts budget with $2,500 total for PFD and energy relief check
March 4 By Andrew Kitchenman A key Alaska legislative committee has drafted a state budget that would increase state spending more than Gov. Mike Dunleavy planned. It also would pay a combined permanent fund dividend and energy relief check of roughly $2,500. The budget proposal…
Bitcoin Falls 8.3% to $38,932
March 4 Bitcoin dropped 8.3% to $38,932.49 at 2308 GMT on Friday, losing $3,523.07 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 18.2% from the year’s low of $32,950.72 on Jan. 24.
Biden Cuts Bait on the Progressives Dragging Down the Democratic Party
March 4 By Susan Milligan Presidents typically use the platform of the State of the Union to let the opposing party know where the policy lines are and what issues are off the table during their tenures in the Oval Office. Unusually, President Joe Biden…
Governor Dunleavy’s Reaction to President Biden’s State of the Union Address
March 3 By Patty Sullivan Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued statements on energy Tuesday night in his reaction to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. “Mr. President, we need to view Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine as the imperialist aggression that it is…
U.S. Stands Firm Behind Commitment to Taiwan, Delegation Says
March 3 By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu The United States stands firmly behind its commitments to Taiwan, a visiting U.S. delegation said on Wednesday, as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to work more closely with allies in response to what she called China’s growing…
Biden’s Address to an Exhausted America
March 2 By Susan Milligan Presidents love to use the State of the Union address – a nationally televised prime-time speech with a captive audience of lawmakers and influencers – to tout the accomplishments they’ve racked up in the previous year. That would not be…