DOJ declares law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska, bringing immediate funding
The funding will go directly to Village Public Safety Officer programs, local police and other rural public safety services.
The Feds
Murkowski says she’s still on the fence after EPA gives Pebble Mine an unexpected boost
The company pursuing Pebble Mine saw its stock prices soar on Wednesday with the unexpected announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency that it was reopening…
Murkowski, Sullivan split on resolution to end Trump’s border wall emergency declaration
Murkowski said Congress cannot hand over its spending powers to the President.
Young, Gabbard author bill turning marijuana over to the states: ‘This is the bill that solves the problem’
Young says the bill to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances has a good shot at passing in this Congress.
Thousands in Alaska could lose access to birth control, health care under Trump’s new anti-abortion policy
The rule would also allow some clinics to provide incomplete information to pregnant patients.
Murkowski: Most Senate Republicans afraid to cross Trump on shutdown
“They didn’t ask for anything with that and they were good with that then,” Murkowski said of Senate Republicans. “And now we’re not good with it?”
Murkowski: End the shutdown and tackle ‘border security’ later
She’s also not thrilled of the prospect of Trump tapping military funds to build the wall.
Alaska’s senators vote against federal criminal justice bill, Sullivan cites Senate Bill 91
A federal version of (the much-maligned) Senate Bill 91 wouldn’t be good for Alaska, Sullivan argued.
Murkowski stands by popular parts of Affordable Care Act after Texas ruling strikes them down
The Republican tax bill, which Murkowski supported, laid the groundwork for the latest legal challenge.
Trump to meet with Gov. Dunleavy and nation’s new governors
The traditional meeting comes at a time the president’s interests might be at odds with Alaska’s interests.