House defense spending bill would block funding for Pebble Mine permit
Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Don Young compared the amendment to rat turds.
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Murkowski says she wouldn’t support hypothetical pre-election Supreme Court appointment
Other Trump-adverse moderates refused to weigh in. Three, including Murkowski, would need to oppose the move in order to stymie a hypothetical effort to put a conservative justice on the court just months before the election.
Murkowski fires back at Trump’s threat to delay election: ‘It is not going to happen.’
The much more Trump-friendly U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has not yet released any statement.
Alaska Native villages can claim their airways for internet networks, but the deadline’s soon
The program would allow Alaska Native villages claim broadband spectrum before it goes out to auction, allowing them to set up their own communications networks to beam internet and information into their communities.
Dunleavy praises Trump’s regulatory rollback while leaving Alaska’s small businesses to languish
It’s this lack of urgency in fixing the program—encapsulated by an administration seemingly caught flat-footed, unable to seize upon its victory in court—that makes the governor’s words so tone deaf.
Gross outraises Sullivan for the third quarter, but Sullivan still ahead: State of the race
Gross has outraised Sullivan every quarter since entering the race.
Galvin raises nearly three times as much as Young during second quarter: State of the race
Good news for Galvin, who’s got a slight edge according to the publicly available polling.
Crowd-funded polling shows close races across the board for Alaska
Every statewide Republican on the ballot is underwater with their approval rating, but it’s looking really bad for the one Republican not on the ballot this year.
FATE VELAISE: Alaska Native Tribes must act fast to close digital divide
Alaska Native tribes have an opportunity to own part of the airwaves on their land, but they’ll have to act fast before they go to auction.
After holding up confirmation of black general, Sullivan wonders ‘Why did it take so long?’
Sullivan held up Gen. Brown’s confirmation to secretary of the U.S. Air Force for several weeks over a dispute involving the basing of KC-46 refueling tankers.