President Barack Obama touched down in Alaska Monday for a three-day tour to the state, and beyond focusing on climate change in visits to Anchorage, Dillingham, and Kotzebue, the president began his trip by restoring the Koyukon Athabascan name to North America’s highest mountain.
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Alaska greens: Obama’s words, actions conflict on climate change
President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska this week, aimed at highlighting his push to fight climate change, comes just two weeks after his administration approved drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean.
Judge denies injunction; Medicaid expansion will happen next week
“For this fiscal year, with acceptance of Medicaid expansion, nobody disputes that the federal government is picking up 100 percent of the tab,” the judge said. “It doesn’t cost the state one single dime.”
Sen. Menendez Bribery Case Heats Up With New Justice Filing
Defense teams had accused the government of such “outrageous misconduct” that they said all charges should be dismissed. Now the government is hitting back.
Despite Same-Sex Marriage Ruling, Gay Adoption Rights Uncertain in Some States
Some states have taken up legislation that would allow taxpayer-funded contractors that oversee state adoptions to refuse to let gay or lesbian individuals adopt children if it conflicts with the organization’s religious beliefs.
Petersburg voters to consider exempting elected officials from financial disclosure
Petersburg voters have only one ballot question to decide this fall and it’s a question voted down by a narrow margin a year ago.