Tag: Don Young

AK Army National Guard soldiers urge Dunleavy and D.C. delegation to fight military vax mandate

FeaturedSeptember 10, 2021

The following letter was signed by 38 members of the Alaska Army National Guard, urging Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young to take immediate action to stand up for soldiers who have declined to receive COVID shots.

Guns & ganja: Young introduces act to protect 2nd Amendment and legal weed

CultureApril 23, 2021

Rep. Don Young, co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, has introduced the Gun Rights And Marijuana (GRAM) Act, with the aim of securing the Second Amendment rights of Americans living in states where weed is legal. Under current law, using

Rep. Young cosponsors bill to recognize conceal carry permits across state lines

CrimeMarch 2, 2021

Rep. Don Young added his name as one of 170 Republican and three Democratic cosponsors of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would allow gun owners with state-issued conceal carry permits to carry a handgun in any other state in the union, so long as

Don Young ‘feeling strong’ after testing positive for COVID

PoliticsNovember 12, 2020

U.S. Rep. Don Young said he recently tested positive for COVID-19 but that he’s doing fine. “I have tested positive for COVID-19,” he announced Nov. 12 on Twitter. “I am feeling strong, following proper protocols, working from home in Alaska, and ask

Alaska absentee votes favoring Dems, but GOP maintaining leads in key races

PoliticsNovember 11, 2020

Alaska’s Division of Elections counted nearly 71,000 absentee and early votes on Nov. 10. The new counts heavily favor Democrats in the State Legislature who have taken leads in several races they trailed on election day. On the national front, President

Alaska’s top politicians split on whether Biden has won election

PoliticsNovember 10, 2020

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan have not jumped on the media bandwagon of prematurely coronating Joe Biden as “president elect.” Dunleavy released a statement praising President Trump and vowing to support the effort to ensure that the

Al Gross and Alyse Galvin add yet another pro-abortion endorsement

AbortionOctober 25, 2020

Endorsements by pro-abortion activists keep rolling in for Al Gross and Alyse Galvin who are running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House respectively. Last week the two Democratic nominees picked up the endorsement of the far-left Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition, a

Conservative edge: Sullivan, Young & Trump all ahead in latest Alaska poll

PoliticsOctober 16, 2020

Despite the millions of dollars that Democrats and far-left activist groups are pouring into Alaska during the current election season, Republican candidates are leading, according to a recent national poll. Conducted by The New York Times and Siena College

Alyse Galvin says she’ll caucus with Dems, backs abortion platform

FeaturedSeptember 29, 2020

Alyse Galvin, who says she’s running as an independent in challenging Republican Don Young for his U.S. House seat, admitted that she fully intends to caucus with Democrats and supports the party’s platform on abortion. Galvin took part in a hard-hitting

Upsets & surprises: The stage is set for Alaska’s general election

PoliticsAugust 31, 2020

All ballots are counted in Alaska’s primary election and the stage is now set for the general in November. This will include strong conservative newcomers vying to reshape the State Senate and House. It also appears that 24-term winner Rep. Don Young may be

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