Alaska lawmakers are considering a range of proposals to change the state’s elections laws
April 5 By James Brooks Driven by national politics, the Alaska Legislature is considering an unusually large number of proposals to change the state’s election system. Eight different ideas — two from Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration, three from legislative Democrats and three from legislative Republicans…
‘Green New Deal’ Leaders See Biden Climate Plans As A Victory, Kind Of
April 5 By Danielle Kurtzleben Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a blunt initial response to the prospect of a new, climate-focused infrastructure package weighing in at around $2 trillion. “The size of it is disappointing. It’s not enough,” she said. However, in President Biden’s new plan…
Alaska Governor Introduces Consumer Data Privacy Bill
April 4 By Christian Tabacco On Wednesday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a statute aimed at protecting citizens’ personal information and affirming the right to privacy set forth in the Constitution of the State of Alaska. According to Dunleavy’s press release, the Consumer Data Privacy…
Yes, Americans are losing faith in almost all institutions these days, but the decline in church attendance has reverberations that will last a long time.
April 4 By Matt Lewis As Christians gather to celebrate Easter, a new Gallup poll shows that, for the first time, U.S. church membership has dropped below 50 percent. If you’re applauding this, you shouldn’t be. This milestone should concern anyone who cares about preserving…
Police reform laws proposed by Alaska state lawmaker
April 3 By Jill Stone An Alaska state lawmaker has proposed a series of measures aimed at addressing police violence against African Americans. Democratic state Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, who is one of two Black lawmakers in the Alaska Legislature, said her legislation is aimed at…
Culture wars strain once unshakeable bond between Republicans, corporate America
April 3 By Allan Smith Republicans and corporate America are on the outs. In the past week alone, American Airlines and computer company Dell came out strongly against GOP-led bills that place restrictions on voting in their home base of Texas. South Dakota Gov. Kristi…
Five takeaways from Biden’s White House cabinet
April 2 By Anthony Zurcher It’s been a long three months, but US President Joe Biden has now finalised his White House cabinet – the top aides that will guide his administration’s oversight of the federal government. On Thursday, the president sat down for the…
‘Northern Edge’ brings firepower to Alaska, with an eye on Arctic jockeying
April 2 By Rachel S. Cohen Ten thousand troops will descend on the High North this spring to practice how the U.S. military might react if simmering tensions in the Arctic reach a boiling point. The Air Force’s team in the Pacific will lead the…
Facebook Disputes Claims It Fuels Political Polarization And Extremism
April 1 By Shannon Bond Facebook is making changes to give users more choice over what posts they see in their news feeds, as the social media company defends itself from accusations that it fuels extremism and political polarization. The changes, announced Wednesday, include making…
China accuses the US of ‘political manipulation’ after 14 countries allege Beijing hid data on the origins of COVID-19
1 April Written by John Haltiwanger China on Wednesday accused the US of “political manipulation” as Beijing faces criticism over a World Health Organization report on the origins of COVID-19. “We have repeatedly emphasized that origin tracing is a scientific issue, and it should be…
New oil discovery in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska points to larger potential
1 April Written by Tim Bradner Australian independent 88 Energy has made an apparent oil discovery with its Merlin-1 exploration well in the southeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, or NPR-A, and more test results are expected in the next few days, the company said March 31….
Here’s how Democrats’ sweeping voting rights law would work
31 March Written by Michael Wines The far-reaching voting rights measure that Democrats are pressing to enact, known as the For the People Act, was more a political statement than serious legislation when lawmakers first proposed it in 2019. The bill, clocking in at 818…