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OPINION: Why do Alaska’s U.S. Senators want to spend $5B on welfare for non-citizens?
03 Feb 2026 20:50 GMT
… , including both senators from Alaska, voted to continue making … , WIC, HUD Public Housing, Medicaid, CHIP, and Temporary Assistance for … be received back home.
ALASKA WATCHMAN DIRECT TO YOUR … should have no influence on Alaska’s senators.
Senator Sullivan …
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All Democrats Backed Sanders Push to Repeal $75B for ICE to Undo Medicaid Cuts
03 Feb 2026 03:27 GMT
… funnel the money toward undoing Medicaid cuts.
The entire Democratic … and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who has been a critic … desperately need by investing in Medicaid.”
Sanders celebrated the support … and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who has <a href …
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Opinion: A vision for health care transformation in Alaska
01 Feb 2026 19:13 GMT
… . The top 20% of Medicaid recipients by cost account for … 81% of total Medicaid spending in the entire … program. The average Medicaid spending per person without a … Alaska, they also continue to press the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …
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Alaska Beacon state and legislative daybook for the week of Feb. 2, 2026
31 Jan 2026 16:38 GMT
Monday, Feb. 2
ALASKA MARMOT DAY
Alaska Forum on the Environment … Resources Committee
Tuesday, Feb. 3
Alaska Forum on the Environment takes … the “Big Beautiful Bill” on Medicaid and SNAP
3:30 p … Affairs
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Alaska Forum on the Environment takes …
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Senate GOP Rejects Sanders Amendment to Give ICE's Extra $75 Billion to Medicaid
31 Jan 2026 01:45 GMT
… and direct that money toward Medicaid "to prevent hundreds of … safety net programs such as Medicaid, which provides health coverage to … Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) sided with the chamber…
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Senate Updates: Rural Health, Winter Roads, Permanent Fund, and Sales Tax
04 Feb 2026 07:15 GMT
… led to some Alaskans losing Medicaid and SNAP benefits. “The … of H.R.1’s Medicaid and SNAP impacts, the program … cannot be used to backfill Medicaid. Sen. Dunbar identified renovation … enacting RHTP identifies all of Alaska as “rural,” allowing both …
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Northwest Abortion Access Fund
04 Feb 2026 04:06 GMT
… Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, effectively making it the … and Washington’s state Medicaid funds cover abortion procedures, … Carly has insurance coverage through Medicaid, but because Idaho is … state without a local Medicaid option for covering the …
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A judge eviscerates Kristi Noem in blocking deportation of Haitians: Today in Ohio
03 Feb 2026 15:27 GMT
… aren’t poor enough for Medicaid. They don’t get insurance … expiration. We’ve got the Medicaid cuts passed by Republicans. Those … list were smaller players like Alaska Airlines at 1.38%, Aer …
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How Greenland’s Relationship with Denmark Exposes the Shortcomings of Being a “U.S. Territory”
03 Feb 2026 14:19 GMT
… ), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, and other programs most in … , eleven American Samoans in Whittier, Alaska (two of whom we represent …
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Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State 2026
02 Feb 2026 23:43 GMT
… that is not the case. Medicaid is Exhibit A – driving … work requirements and vetting for Medicaid, SNAP and other federal welfare … that would allow adjustments to Medicaid expansion so that we … in red states like Wyoming, Alaska, and Texas are already doing …