Sen. Lisa Murkowski said this week that she is likely to vote in favor of a bill protecting same-sex marriage rights, joining four other Republicans and raising the likelihood that the measure can overcome a Senate filibuster.
The bill, called Bruce’s Law, is named after Robert Bruce Snodgrass, a 22-year-old Anchorage resident who died last October from a fentanyl overdose.
Murkowski voted for three of the five justices who are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, going as far as to defend the justices over concerns they would overturn the landmark law.
Murkowski had more to lose in voting against Judge Brown than she had to gain from the already-alienated GOP base.
He was seeking his 26th term in Congress. State law requires a special election be held between 60 and 90 days from now.
. Suffice it to say, she’s not thrilled about where the Republican Party is headed but if you’re hoping that she’s about to ditch her party label, that’s a big “Hell no.”
The feds have a new report out on aviation safety in Alaska, making the same recommendations the state’s heard for years. The answer is clear. The federal government just seems unwilling to pay for it.
The announcement along with pretty much every other statement she’s made in recent months about the race casts shade at her far-right Trump-endorsed opponent: short-time Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka.
It’s time for a federal solution. The Equality Act would start to address these issues by guaranteeing basic, fundamental protections for all people in employment, housing and public accommodations regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. It would ensure transgender and nonbinary people are guaranteed the opportunity to work and provide for their families, secure a home for their loved ones, and access life-saving medical care – free from harassment, violence, and discrimination.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski does not have covid-19, her office said today. Murkowski appeared by video at a fundraiser on Tuesday night, telling the audience…