From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
At 11:06 a.m. on Wednesday, Rep. Don Young joined 418 other members of the House of Representatives in casting a unanimous vote honoring the American Kennel Club on its 125th anniversary.
But the Alaska Republican had had enough by 1:17 p.m., the middle of a [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
One of the biggest open secrets in Alaska politics was confirmed Wednesday morning, when Larry Persily was named Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects.
Last month, President Barack Obama asked Drue Pearce, the Republican who held the job in the Bush Administration, [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
In what's probably a sign of how partisan the debate over health care is getting, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich split their votes Tuesday on a measure that would have restricted how federal money could be used for abortion.
Murkowski, a Republican, voted [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
The Washington Post reports that a special prosecutor is wrapping up his investigation into the conduct of the Justice Department team that handled the corruption case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.
Henry F. Schuelke III "is nearing the end of his" [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
The Senate voted 41-59 against Sen. Lisa Murkowski's amendment, only the second to be voted on as the Senate begins consideration of its version of a health care overhaul bill.
Murkowski's amendment would have banned the government from using guidelines from the U.S. [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski introduced an amendment today to the health care bill that effectively bans the government from using guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force to deny coverage.
Murkowski's amendment, aimed at guidelines the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released last' [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
Curious how members of the House of Representatives are spending your money in their offices? For the first time, the House has released that information online.
Rep. Don Young's office account information from the most recent quarter is on page 2771 in [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book may be selling even faster than it can be printed, but a survey of what news piqued the public's interest this week found people were far more interested in what's going on with health care. The debate [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is calling for a hearing to look into how the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force developed recommendations that calling for pushing back the age and frequency at which women get screened for breast cancer.
Murkowski, along with 21 other senators [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington, Pennsylvania --
Sarah Palin says in her new memoir, "Going Rogue," that there are no coincidences. But how about this one?
I drove up to Washington, Pa., last night from Washington D.C. to do a story on Palin's book tour. (See tomorrow's paper.) The event [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
Don't expect Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski to cross party lines to vote for the health care bill released this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada.
Murkowski calls it "deeply disappointing and in many ways is even worse than the Senate Finance Committee-passed'" [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
The fact checking of former Sarah Palin's new memoir continues, and now, questions have been raised about her role in the lawsuit against Exxon Mobil. People involved in the legal wrangling tell Reuters that they believe the former Alaska governor distorted her importance [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington and Sean Cockerham in Anchorage --
Sarah Palin's book is out this morning and available at booksellers throughout Anchorage and nationwide. Friends and foes are busy scrutinizing every word of the 413-page HarperCollins book, a compilation af anecdotes, political prescriptions and score settling.' [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. --
So has Gov. Sean Parnell read his predecessor's memoir? He doesn't have his hands on a copy of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book yet, Parnell said Monday. The order is in, though, and the book's due out Tuesday.
"I promised to buy it,'" [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
Oprah Winfrey’s show is on right now in Washington D.C., and here are some highlights from Oprah’s interview with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. I'll be updating as the show continues:
On whether Oprah, who backed Barack Obama in the 2008 election, "snubbed" Palin' [...]
From Erika Bolstad in Washington D.C. –
The Republican who heads up the federal agency overseeing the construction of Alaska's proposed natural gas pipeline is stepping down.
Drue Pearce, a former Alaska Senate president, was asked by President Barack Obama to step down from the small agency, known as the Office [...]
