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Carveouts for Alaska and tax breaks for whalers: How Lisa Murkowski got to yes on Trump’s agenda bill
How Republicans Got Lisa Murkowski To Vote For The Tax Cut Bill
WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans had to make Alaska-friendly changes to their bill cutting taxes and Medicaid in order to win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). The Senate couldn’t have passed the so-called Big Beautiful Bill on Tuesday without Murkowski serving as the 50th vote and Vice President JD Vance providing the tiebreaker.
Republican Senator tells House not to vote on bill she just voted for
How Holdout Alaska Senator Shaped Trump’s Megabill
Key Senate holdout says he'll vote for Trump's megabill
Trump: ‘Who knows’ how to get Murkowski vote on Senate megabill
Gallego to headline Alaska Democrats’ town hall, ramping up 2028 speculation
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is headlining an emergency virtual town hall hosted by the Alaska Democratic Party on Wednesday, ramping up speculation over potential 2028 ambitions. The virtual town
‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
Around 12 hours later, after she had convinced Senate leaders to change the bill to benefit her state and voted for the legislation, ensuring its passage, Murkowski said the last day had been “probably the most difficult and agonizing legislative 24-hour period that I have encountered.
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Measures aimed at lowering cost of living will appear on Juneau ballot this fall
A local advocacy group gathered more than 2,700 signatures for each proposition within the city clerk's office’s extended deadline. A third to make in-person voting the default again in Juneau’s local elections failed to get enough signatures.
Murkowski says she has thought about switching to Democratic caucus
Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said she has “considered” the possibility of switching to the Senate Democratic caucus when asked about it, but she doesn’t see Democrats as being