Ed Flanagan

Deputy Director at NBC News

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Legislators try to thwart the will of Alaska voters on supporting labor - again

1 week ago | frontiersman.com | Ed Flanagan

One of the most cynical things Alaska legislators ever did — and that’s saying something — was vote to gut the 2002 minimum wage increase less than one year after passing it.
Legislators try to thwart the will of Alaska voters on supporting labor - again

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ed Flanagan

Former state labor commissioner Ed Flanagan, State Rep. Genevieve Mina, D-Anchorage, and the Rev. Michael Burke of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Anchorage wheel boxes of signed petitions into a state Division of Elections office on Jan. 9, 2024. The petitions were for a ballot initiative to increase the state's minimum wage, mandate paid sick leave and ensure that workers are not required to hear employers' political or religious messages.
Opinion: Some Alaska state legislators are trying to thwart the will of voters - again

2 weeks ago | adn.com | Ed Flanagan

One of the most cynical things Alaska legislators ever did (and that’s saying something) was voting to gut the 2002 minimum wage increase less than one year after passing it.
Republican legislators try to thwart the will of the voters - again

2 weeks ago | newsminer.com | Ed Flanagan

One of the most cynical things Alaska legislators ever did (and that’s saying something) was voting to gut the 2002 minimum wage increase less than one year after passing it.
As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Nat Sumon |Ed Flanagan |Janis Mackey Frayer |Mithil Aggarwal

By , , , and BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the forefront of an international rescue effort from which the United States has been largely absent.
OPINION: For better jobs and Alaska families, vote yes on Ballot Measure 1

Sep 27, 2024 | adn.com | Ed Flanagan

Let’s start with a little trivia: 10 years ago, one of the most popular ballot measures to ever be on an Alaska statewide ballot passed. What was it? I’ll give you a moment. Any guesses? No, not legalized marijuana (53.23%). Nope, not the 1976 constitutional amendment to establish the Permanent Fund (66.24%). The answer: In 2014, the ballot measure to increase Alaska’s minimum wage passed with almost 70% of the vote (69.35%, to be exact). This year, Alaskans will vote on Ballot Measure 1 in November.
U.S. delegation meets with Taiwan’s next president as Nauru switches ties to China

Jan 15, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Ed Flanagan |Rae Wang |Janis Mackey Frayer |Jennifer Jett |Larissa Gao

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A delegation of former U.S. officials met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and her newly elected successor in Taipei on Monday, two days after the self-ruling democracy voted to keep their party in power in a rebuke to Beijing. The unofficial delegation visited as Taiwan, an island 100 miles off China that Beijing claims as its territory, lost one of its few remaining diplomatic relationships, with the Pacific island nation of Nauru announcing it would switch ties to China.
Taiwan welcomes U.S. show of support but loses another ally as China fumes over election

Jan 15, 2024 | msn.com | Ed Flanagan |Rae Wang |Janis Mackey Frayer |Jennifer Jett |Larissa Gao
The man behind the battle to return Ukrainian children from Russia

Sep 18, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Molly Hunter |Ostap Hunkevych |Ed Flanagan |Bianca Britton |Yuliya Talmazan |Daryna Mayer | +3 more

KYIV, Ukraine — Mykola Kuleba looked stressed. The CEO of Save Ukraine listened carefully to his lead investigator whispering into his ear. He covered the microphone on his jacket. "It’s a very emotionally stressful day because we have our seventh rescue mission and we have a huge problem," said the head of the Ukrainian nongovernmental organization at the start of an interview with NBC News earlier this year.
The man behind the battle to return Ukrainian children from Russia

Sep 18, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Molly Hunter |Ostap Hunkevych |Ed Flanagan |Bianca Britton

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleSept. 18, 2023, 10:50 PM UTCBy , , and KYIV, Ukraine — Mykola Kuleba looked stressed. The CEO of Save Ukraine listened carefully to his lead investigator whispering into his ear. He covered the microphone on his jacket.

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17 Apr 21

The final timing of Beijing’s decision to green light the BioNTech shot will depend in part on approval of Chinese vaccines abroad https://t.co/asxa2Qth0o via @WSJ

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16 Apr 21

RT @mbrennanchina: Ground zero in China for live stream sellers is Beixiazhu. This 1 town is filled with 1000's of sellers shipping serious…

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16 Apr 21

Documentary highlights Chinese Titanic survivors barred from U.S., erased from history https://t.co/dtkEMlMoyJ via @nbcnews

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Articles

Legislators try to thwart the will of Alaska voters on supporting labor - again

Legislators try to thwart the will of Alaska voters on supporting labor - again

Opinion: Some Alaska state legislators are trying to thwart the will of voters - again

Republican legislators try to thwart the will of the voters - again

As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response

OPINION: For better jobs and Alaska families, vote yes on Ballot Measure 1

U.S. delegation meets with Taiwan’s next president as Nauru switches ties to China

Taiwan welcomes U.S. show of support but loses another ally as China fumes over election

The man behind the battle to return Ukrainian children from Russia

The man behind the battle to return Ukrainian children from Russia

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