...surely not an appropriate use by Huggins of the bully pulpit of the Senate presidency. We call on all of our elected representatives to uphold the oath they swore to honor and defend our constitution. And we encourage all citizens to do the...
...to the public exactly how reckless a decision not to raise the debt ceiling is, so that it becomes harder for elected representatives to even toy with that idea, and to start discussing a range of serious mechanisms for controlling costs and reducing...
...contraception.It's not as though the Roberts court hasn't on occasion decided it knows better than the people's elected representatives. Citizens United v. FEC, anyone? That's the 2010 ruling that gutted campaign finance limits crafted largely...
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghans have long complained about the performance of their elected representatives. But lately, these complaints haven't been about what lawmakers are doing, but rather what they're not doing. Many, it...
...It totals about six years, if you add up the years," she said. Cissna said her trip, and time as an elected representative, will allow her to represent Alaskans well in Washington, D.C. she said."I've been able to see what's...
...place where there's no reason for a local citizen not to know personally one or another of his or her locally elected representatives. People, at least here in Juneau, have no reticence about speaking out about things they care about."Botelho...
...wheeler-dealers, but stock traders? Yes, maybe more than we thought. Media reports have raised questions about whether elected representatives, along with their families and staffs, wring trading profits from information gleaned in backroom sessions...
...stocks breed.We think the state of Alaska's elected representatives should have a strong say in any development that...outlaw any mine at all.It does demand that our elected representatives vote yea or nay on issuance of permits for...
...timberlands and diverse habitats was a patriotic endeavor." Inspired by citizen involvement from the ground up, our elected representatives and senators in Congress can continue carrying out that duty. They are working on legislation - which could...
...projects, municipal funding in their area and money to run for re-election. It takes away the right of our elected representatives to make their own decisions on critical legislation and it places people outside of this state, who could care...
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