For the first time since Sam Rayburn’s day, the Speaker of the House will be a Texan. And if Jim Wright of Fort Worth is to be successful, he’ll have to remember what Rayburn taught him. Texans are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOWARD BEACH, Queens — Thirty years ago, in ...

On Dec. 9, 1986, the finance committee of the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly reviewed a sales tax ordinance that had already been talked about much before the meeting. The group took over an hour ...

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan says not to worry that polls show most Americans don’t support supporting the historic tax reform he and other Republicans are pushing toward a final vote. At this stage ...

On Dec. 30, 1986, Gov. Steve Cowper appointed two new members to his cabinet. Judy Brady of Anchorage, who had been the executive director of the Commonwealth North, was named head of Department of ...