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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska convinced Senate leaders to change their massive tax and spending cuts package to ...
In response to public feedback, the landslide hazard maps are now more generic in the draft — without severity ratings.
JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate passes ‘big, beautiful’ bill - The Independent was on Capitol Hill overnight as ...
Colorado’s congressional and local leaders are responding to a proposed budget reconciliation bill that proposes making more ...
In “Far from Home,” the Republican senator from Alaska pitches her moderate and compromise-minded approach as the cure for ...
Michele Stevens, daughter of Carola June Young, proposed naming the peak “Mount Carola” to honor her mother, and the proposal ...
The sale of public lands as part of Trump's tax bill has been a divisive measure, and a proposal to sell around 500,000 acres ...
On a former military base in Galena, Alaska, a school that houses about 200 high school students teaches sustainability among ...
Rep. Ky Holland, I-Anchorage, speaks to the Alaska House of Representatives on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) On education funding, Holland described it as a “compromise ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) released the following statement on the House passage of the rescissions package: “Today, I voted in favor of the rescissions ...
The Alaska House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing June 20 on the use of Alaska Department of Corrections facilities to house and supervise federal detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs ...
Senate Bill 50, also known as "Freedom to Carry NC," would allow individuals who are U.S. citizens of at least 18 years of ...