Senator Begich will not support assault weapons ban
Vice President Joe Biden says he will deliver recommendations for new gun control measures to President Barack Obama on Tuesday.
Alaska looking at 2 senators on Appropriations
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is in line for the Senate Appropriations seat left vacant by the death of Daniel Inouye.
Murkowski keeps main committee assignments
Sen. Lisa Murkowski will keep all her main committee assignments during the new Congress, including a slot on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Senate passes disaster relief bill
The Senate passed a disaster relief bill on Friday. Included is money for fishery disasters across the country.
No deal in sight to avert federal spending cuts
There is no deal in sight, though leaders may try and push a pared back plan to avert the fiscal cliff.
Pro-Gun Democrats branch out, Begich stays put
Speaking in Newtown Sunday night, an unusually direct President Barack Obama made clear, Washington and the rest of the country will once-again engage in a heated debate over weapons.
Aid package includes money for marine debris
A proposed $60.4 billion federal disaster aid package includes money for marine debris removal
Begich expected to serve on Indian Affairs
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich is expected to serve on the Senate Indian Affairs Committee during the upcoming Congress.
Key provisions for Alaska at stake in Violence Against Women Act
Both Senators Murkowski and Mark Begich voted for VAWA – as it’s known in D.C. And Congressman Don Young voted for the House version, too.
Delegation seeks delay in more fishery observers
Alaska’s congressional delegation wants changes in federal plans to put observers on more commercial halibut fishing boats.
