Saturday - November 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 3 items )  

All Women U.S. House Incumbents Advance in AK, FL, and WY
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 23 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * Former U.S. Representative Will Challenge Incumbent to become Second Latina in U.S. Senate * * * Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming. Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page. One more candidate is yet to be selected to advance in Alaska's top-four primary; full results post will upda  more

JetBlue Adds Vegan Creamer to Beverage Service Following Push From PETA
NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: JetBlue Airways is the latest airline to add vegan creamer to its in-flight beverage menu. After receiving more than 10,000 e-mails from PETA supporters requesting a vegan creamer option, the company confirmed to the group that it's adding Oat in a Stick creamer to its new fall menus. JetBlue is the fourth major U.S. airline to begin offering vegan creamer in just the past year. PETA a  more

Missing Necropsies: PETA Slams Iditarod Secrecy Over Dogs' Deaths
NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Wasilla, Alaska - Unusually, the Iditarod has failed to release the necropsy reports for the three young dogs--Bog, Henry, and George--who died during this year's race, even though the event concluded over five months ago. That's why PETA sent a letter this morning to Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach demanding to know why he hasn't released the necropsy results, as the event has done in previous   more