It took just 20 minutes for the Democrats in the U.S. Senate to throw out the first of two impeachment charges brought by House Republicans against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Although Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on Wednesday there would be debate, there was no debate and Schumer declared […] The post Senate dismisses impeachment charge on 51-48 vote; Murkowski votes ‘present’ appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

On Monday, pro-Palestinian protesters shut down roads and bridges across America. Passengers, pilots, and crew trying to get to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport had to walk a great distance. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was blocked. In Oakland, protesters chained themselves to traffic barrels on I-880, and others spread banners across the highway, […] The post Hamas supporters blockaded roads across the country this week. Dunleavy has a bill for that. appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

The Alaska delegation had mixed reaction to Iran’s weekend attack on Israel, in which it lobbed 120 missiles at Israel, and the reaction was from soup to nuts. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called out the Biden administration for appeasing a terrorist regime and declining to enforce oil sanctions against […] The post Iran reaction: Sullivan slams Biden over appeasing terrorists, Murkowski tweets from Utqiagvik, Peltola hawks campaign fish shirts appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

By TIM BARTO Hats off to House Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Sarah Vance and Vice Chairwoman Jamie Allard, who held hearings on three bills on Monday: 1) HB386, introduced by Attorney General Treg Taylor, would crack down on self-righteous miscreants who find it trendy to block traffic and obstruct other public places so everyone can be inconvenienced […] The post Tim Barto: Cautionary tales of gender transitioning heard in House Judiciary Committee appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

In a move that shows how worried the Democratic Party is over the ability of Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola to hang on to her seat in November, a shady group called “Vote Alaska Before Party” has just reserved nearly $4 million in television ads for the fall in Alaska. All of it is in support […] The post Dark-money group linked to George Soros just reserved $4 million in TV ad buys to support Peltola appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

The Biden Administration has proposed $82.4 billion for the next year’s Department of Education budget, marking a $3.1 billion increase from the previous fiscal year. It’s a nearly 4% increase in the budget for a Department that many Americans think should be dismantled. The surge in funding is meant to address challenges students have faced […] The post Biden’s Education budget chops charter school grant program, adds $22 million for Office of Civil Rights appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

On Saturday, the Alaska Democratic Party held a voice vote, abandoning their party’s experiment with a paper-ballot “presidential preference poll” style caucus. There was only one person on the ballot for president — Joe Biden, and a lackluster turnout would have been embarrassing and, regardless of turnout, a presidential preference poll is expensive to manage […] The post Alaska Democrats stand by their man, bail on presidential preference poll, go with voice vote conducted mostly by Zoom appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

MUST READ ALASKA | THE CENTER SQUARE The Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 88, legislation that would revive a pension plan that was retired by the Legislature in 2006, when it became clear that such pensions were unsustainable for the State budget. Newer hires in public employee jobs were put into 401(k) contribution plans that […] The post Compare and contrast: Alaska Senate pension bill peters out, Illinois has worst unfunded pension in U.S. appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

By BRETT ROWLAND | THE CENTER SQUARE Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president.  Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts related to charges he paid hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels through a lawyer and covered it up […] The post Jury selection begins Monday in first-ever criminal trial of a former president appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more

While Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski thought it proper to vote to convict President Donald Trump during his impeachment after he was no longer president, she now says that the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is a waste of time. “I am more than a little bit frustrated that we’re going to be taking […] The post Senate Democrats plan to dismiss impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas appeared first on Must Read Alaska ..read more