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Rep. Young votes against impeachment, calls on all sides to ‘tone down rhetoric’

FeaturedJanuary 13, 2021

The longest current member of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against impeaching President Trump on Jan. 13. Rep. Don Young joined most of his fellow Republicans in refusing to hastily remove their president. The vote came one week after a small

Conservative leaders urge Alaskans to contact DC delegation ahead of Jan. 6 election certification

OpinionJanuary 4, 2021

Editor’s note: The following letter, issued by three influential and long-time conservative Alaskan leaders, urges Alaskans to contact Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Don Young before Congress certifies the election on Jan. 6. The authors

Rep. Young on ‘road to recovery’ after positive COVID test

FeaturedNovember 16, 2020

Fresh off his victory over challenger Alyse Galvin, U.S. Rep. Don Young said he is doing well after contracting COVID-19 last week. The 25-time winner of Alaska’s sole seat in the U.S. House issued an update on his health Nov. 16. “There has been much

Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Young hold solid election-night leads in initial returns

PoliticsNovember 3, 2020

In initial returns on election night, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young hold solid leads over their challengers, nearly doubling their opponents’ vote totals. With nearly 82% of precincts reporting Sullivan held a nearly 54,000 vote lead over

Rep. Young helps introduce emergency act to protect voting integrity

FreedomAugust 4, 2020

Rep. Don Young joined nine other U.S. House members in introduced emergency legislation to help states ensure that those who want to vote in person can do so safely while also making mail-in voting more secure by cleaning state voter rolls. The Emergency

Rep. Young blasts ‘unconstitutional’ proxy voting, joins suit against Democrats ‘sham’

PoliticsJune 1, 2020

Alaska’s Congressman Don Young joined the House Republican lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Democrats’ recently passed rule that allows representatives to vote without being physically present. In joining the suit, Young is committed to

Mat-Su turns out in force to honor fallen soldiers

CultureMay 26, 2020

Some 300 men, women and children stood under gray skies and steady rainfall to attend a packed Memorial Day ceremony in downtown Wasilla. Gathered at the Mat-Su Veterans Wall of Honor, attendees witnessed a 21-gun salute to the fallen dead. In attendance were

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