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Republicans sought to make states pay for some food-assistance benefits, but watchdogs say a last-minute exception could discourage states from addressing disbursement mistakes.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she feels "cheated" after she won a concession in the recently passed tax and spending law to protect wind and solar projects, only to see the president and his administration ...
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) joined her colleagues in a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget ...
Alaska’s U.S. senators voted differently on a bill to block federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.
The fate of Alaska’s smaller public radio stations is in doubt after Congress passed a bill to defund the Corporation for ...
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to vote against the bill to claw back funding for the ...
The Alaska lawmaker was given a copy when first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and it’s still on her bedside table. “Far ...
The president’s marquee policy legislation is best known for slashing taxes and cutting social safety net programs. But the ...
Despite their opposition, the rescission effort moved ahead in the Senate, with Vice President Vance casting a tie-breaking ...
The Senate is set to reconvene Wednesday morning for debate on the bill before proceeding to a marathon voting session on ...
A group of Alaska legislators sent a letter to U.S. Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan urging them to oppose cuts to public broadcasting.
President Donald Trump signed into law two measures long sought by Alaska’s congressional delegation to benefit Alaska Native ...