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1. Control of the Senate next year could come down to ALASKA
Incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) is enmeshed is a major scandal centered around the potential development of a massive gold mine in Southwest Alaska
Let& #39;s follow the money https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
Incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) is enmeshed is a major scandal centered around the potential development of a massive gold mine in Southwest Alaska
Let& #39;s follow the money https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
2. The project, known as Pebble Mine, is very unpopular in Alaska. That& #39;s because it threatens the salmon fishery in the area, which is the largest in the world. It& #39;s important commercially, recreationally, and for Alaska Natives https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
3. On the other hand, there is a lot of MONEY behind the project. Sullivan opposed a move by Obama in 2014 to shelve the project and supported Trump& #39;s effort to revive it.
Meanwhile, Sullivan received cash from the company planning its development https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
Meanwhile, Sullivan received cash from the company planning its development https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
4. As the mine become more unpopular, Sullivan started saying some more critical things
In August, when the Army Corps said it wouldn& #39;t approve it w/o changes to the plan, Sullivan said he supported the decision
But he didn& #39;t oppose the project overall https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
In August, when the Army Corps said it wouldn& #39;t approve it w/o changes to the plan, Sullivan said he supported the decision
But he didn& #39;t oppose the project overall https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
5. Then, on 9/21, explosive tapes were published that captured the CEOs of the companies developing the mine saying Sullivan& #39;s position was just to help him get reelected and, through a backchannel, they& #39;ve been assured he wouldn& #39;t hold up the project https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
6. It was only 3 DAYS AFTER THOSE TAPES WERE RELEASED that Sullivan came out with a definitive statement opposing the development of Pebble Mine
But Sullivan has REFUSED to return the money he has received from the companies. https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
But Sullivan has REFUSED to return the money he has received from the companies. https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
7. A Popular Information investigation reveals Sullivan has accepted at least $35,050 in campaign contributions tied to the mine, more than three-and-a-half times what has been previously reported. https://popular.info/p/the-scandal-up-north">https://popular.info/p/the-sca...
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