Senator Mark Begich News

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. BOISE - A Brooklyn, N.Y. attorney who's never been to Idaho is not only running again for a U.S. Senate seat from the state, after doing the same four years ago - he's also running for Senate seats in Alaska and Oregon this year.

In this March 6, 2013 file photo, Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

In advertisements to support Sen. Mark Begich , Alaska-based super PAC Put Alaska First has questioned the home-state credentials of the one-term senator's opponents and critics.

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Tuesday wasn't just the deadline to file your taxes. It was also the deadline for congressional candidates to file their fundraising totals from the first three months of 2014 with the Federal Election Commission.

For years, the conventional wisdom in Washington has been that President Barack Obama will approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline - reasoning that the political upside of embracing the North American energy boom will outweigh outrage from environmentalists.

As Sen. Mark Begich seeks to shore up his energy policy credentials, a now-bankrupt green energy company to which he steered federal subsidies could cloud his message.

It's Tax Day, and a small number of wealthy Americans have something to celebrate: They are done paying Social Security taxes for the year.

April 15, 2014 - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced his "Fluke Fairness Act," will be included in a major bipartisan proposal to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the federal law that governs the nation's fisheries.

In a new TV ad released Tuesday, Sen. Mary Landrieu both distances herself from the Obama administration and reminds voters that she is the new head of the Senate Energy Committee, a closely watched panel in Louisiana, where many people work in the oil and gas industry.

Noting that the Affordable Care Act was beginning to put up some rather positive statistics, from unexpectedly reaching its 7 million enrollment goal to the CBO's lower projected costs , Inside Politics' John King asked Tuesday morning when the Democrats were going to start actively campaigning on it.

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The District's Chief Financial Officer, an independent official in charge of all the city's financial operations, warned the D.C. Council not to proceed with the local budget autonomy law that went into effect on Jan. 1. D.C.'s chief financial officer is not a fan of the budget autonomy law.

The NewDEAL is a national network that is "committed to highlighting innovative ideas from state and local elected leaders who are pro-growth progressives," according to a press release.

Senators from swing districts are urging the president for a timeline, but the White House is keeping mum for now.

The League of Conservation Voters and the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund announced Monday that they are joining forces on a multimillion-dollar electoral effort.

Even if you have never beheld Mt. McKinley or worked along the expansive Alaskan pipeline, you can appreciate the natural beauty and natural resource benefits of the magnificent state of Alaska.

When the Supreme Court recently demolished yet another chunk of the nation's campaign finance laws, Dan Backer arguably cheered louder than anyone.

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Environmentalists are beginning a political effort to elevate the issue of climate change and fossil fuels, like the oil shipped through the Keystone XL pipeline the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Tex.