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Alaska

Biden highlights business deals in Vietnam visit | #alaska | #politics

President Joe Biden closed a visit to Vietnam on Monday by spotlighting new business deals and partnerships between the two countries and paying respects at a memorial honoring his late friend and colleague Sen. John McCain, who endured a lengthy imprisonment in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden […]

Alaska

Lawmakers announce push to ratify Equal Rights Amendment | #alaska | #politics

Lawmakers on Tuesday announced plans to achieve a goal a century in the making: Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee equal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. What You Need To Know Lawmakers in Washington announced renewed efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee equal rights for […]

Alaska

Biden to sign bipartisan marriage rights bill into law | #alaska | #politics

President Joe Biden is expected to sign legislation Tuesday protecting marriage for LGBTQ+ and interracial couples, a historic move that gained support from lawmakers across the aisle and which was spurred by the Supreme Court’s decision over the summer to overturn federal abortion protections. What You Need To Know President Joe Biden is expected to […]

Alaska

GOP defends warning about Halloween and ‘rainbow fentanyl’ | #alaska | #politics

Several House and Senate Republicans have issued warnings during October, including the release of a video PSA, which warns parents about the possibility of brightly colored fentanyl being a threat to children this Halloween. The move is one that the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration has debunked and a University of Delaware sociology and […]

Alaska

Congress is on its way to averting a government shutdown | #alaska | #politics

Congress is on its way to funding the government into the next budget year. Senate leaders from both parties are expressing confidence the legislation will easily pass after it cleared its first hurdle with 73 ‘yes’ votes in the Senate. What You Need To Know Congress is on its way to funding the government into […]

Mayor

Tampa mayor, Hillsborough Co. leaders discuss Ian preps

TAMPA — Hillsborough County leaders on Sunday discussed their plans for Ian, with their main message to residents: Be prepared. “We know from history that things can change on a moments notice,” Mayor Jane Castor said about the uncertain forecast. “So we are prepared here in the city of Tampa.” “We are working on every […]

Alaska

Exploring the history of Carlisle Indian Industrial School | #alaska | #politics

For more than a century, the federal government supported or operated hundreds of Native American boarding schools, fostering an educational system that attempted to assimilate indigenous people. The school system used militarized and identity-alteration methods, including renaming American Indian children with English names, cutting off Native American students’ hair, and discouraging American Indian, Alaska Native […]

Alaska

Crunch time in Congress: Lawmakers barrel toward recess | #alaska | #politics

With just days left to go until Congress’ August’s recess, members of the House and Senate have a busy legislative slate standing between them and a return home from Washington — especially with November’s midterm elections looming and control of both chambers up for grabs. For Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker […]

Alabama

Trump’s presence very much felt in Alabama GOP Senate race | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The runoff for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s Senate election — which includes a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate facing a congressman who was once one of the ex-president’s staunchest supporters — highlights Tuesday’s slate of primaries. What You Need To Know Alabama and Georgia are holding primary runoffs Tuesday, while voters in Virginia and the District of […]

Alaska

U.S. funded 400 schools to assimilate indigenous children | #alaska | #politics

Over a century and a half, more than 400 federal boarding schools that aimed to assimilate indigenous children operated in the United States, according to a report issued Wednesday by the Interior Department. What You Need To Know An investigative report released Wednesday by the Interior Department found that more than 400 federal boarding schools that […]