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‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
Around 12 hours later, after she had convinced Senate leaders to change the bill to benefit her state and voted for the ...
Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands — and she used that leverage ...
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Obscure federal laws could preserve birthright citizenship in Alaska and Hawaii
A 1952 law states specifically that “A person born in Alaska on or after March 30, 1867, … is a citizen of the United States ...
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Alaska U.S. Sens. Sullivan and Murkowski offer support for Trump-ordered bombing of Iran
In a pre-bombing interview on Friday, Nick Begich said the United States cannot allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons.
ICE transfers 41 immigrants to Alaska due to overcrowding in Tacoma
With Trump pushing for mass deportation, the ICE detention center in WA has been filling up and briefly exceeded its capacity ...
As new minimum wage and sick leave law kicks in, some Alaska hospitality businesses foresee higher prices and reduced hiring
The minimum wage in Alaska will rise to $13 and the state's first sick leave requirement will be enacted Tuesday when Ballot Measure 1 goes into effect. Though many Alaska businesses already pay above ...
The Alaskan Outpost at the Center of Trump’s $44 Billion Energy Push
Nikiski in southern Alaska is waiting to see if backing from President Trump and a new developer will advance a decades-old ...
Changes to Medicaid are coming under President Trump’s signature funding bill
New requirements for Medicaid could be coming to the program as a part of President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill, known ...