Bill Could Ease Way To Arctic Port
The U.S. Senate is expected to a pass a sweeping bill authorizing dozens of water projects today.
Alaska’s long-term unemployed to see a reduction in benefits
As federal agencies are beginning to lay off employees and close offices in Alaska, the long-term unemployed in Alaska are about to see a reduction in their unemployment benefits.
Sequestration to cut amount of federal unemployment checks
Starting next week thousands of Alaskans will see their weekly unemployment insurance benefits shrink due to federal sequestration budget cuts.
White House Releases Arctic Strategy
The plan lays out three arcing “lines of interest” – to advance U.S. security, pursue responsible Arctic stewardship and to strengthen international cooperation.
Villagers seek removal of old military containers
The village of Anaktuvuk Pass has asked the National Park Service for permission to remove rusty fuel drums left behind by the Department of Defense more than 50 years ago.
McAdams: No plans to run at this time
Democrat Scott McAdams says he has no plans at this point to run for office next year.
Witnesses Relate Frustration Over Response To Benghazi Attack
Three witnesses billed as whistle-blowers appeared before a House committee Wednesday to challenge the Obama administration’s explanation of what transpired on Sept. 11, 2012, as the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked and the ambassador and three others killed.
Federal government targets 50 legacy wells for clean-up
On Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management released a draft plan identifying 50 of these so-called “legacy wells” for clean up.
Murkowski: Fed clean-up plan ‘dead on arrival’
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says a proposal to have the state help pay for clean-up of abandoned federal well sites in the Alaska arctic is “dead on arrival.”
Murkowski pushes Izembek road with administration
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is lining up visits by administration officials to a remote Alaska village where residents are seeking a road through a national wildlife refuge.
