Alaska
Mary Peltola sworn in as 1st Alaska Native in Congress | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola was sworn in Tuesday night to finish out the remaining months of the term of the late Rep. Don Young, making her the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and the first woman to hold the seat. “To have a seat at the table is different,” Peltola told […]
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Alaska
Ketchikan Republicans censure Sarah Palin over ‘bridge to nowhere’ controversy | #alaska | #politics
Sarah Palin holds up a T-shirt labeled “Nowhere, Alaska 99901” during a gubernatorial campaign forum in Ketchikan in 2006. (Creative Commons photo by Bob Weinstein) Ketchikan’s local Republican Party chapter voted Monday evening to censure Sarah Palin. The former governor is vying to replace Congressman Don Young, who died in March. Laura Antonsen is the […]
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