There are few places where Obama is less liked than West Virginia. But for decades, Democrats could count on the state’s voters in presidential contests, with only rare exceptions.
Politics
Murkowski’s irate, Interior nominee heard all about it
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has a pretty big gavel to pummel the Department of the Interior with as chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which oversees the department.
Murkowski raises campaign cash, expects a fight
“We have to plan that we will have a challenger both in the primary and the general,” says Murkowski campaign manager Scott Kendall.
Sen. Murkowski spotlights civic heroes at AFN
“My list of heroes includes friends in the Interior and across the state who seek justice for the Fairbanks Four,” Murkowski told the convention.
Protesters slam Murkowski’s support for Arctic drilling
During Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s speech at the AFN Convention on Friday, protesters marched dressed as a salmon, a caribou and a walrus. They were calling out Murkowski for her support of Arctic oil drilling.
Congressional panel to hear criticism of EPA’s Pebble process
A U.S. House Committee plans to examine whether the EPA unfairly blocked the Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska with a so-called “pre-emptive veto,” before the mine has even applied for permits.