Almost universally praised, the original 1976 Magnuson Stevens Act keeps foreign fishing fleets off America’s shores and established regional management councils to rebuild fish stocks and ensure sustainable harvests. A Don Young-sponsored bill seeks to revise the act.
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Alaskan skier Kikkan Randall reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Alaskan skier and Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall has cancer, she said in an announcement on Instagram Wednesday morning. “The color pink has taken on a new chapter in my life,” Randall said in her post on social media.
Will Sen. Murkowski block Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court appointment?
Murkowski said she’s going to base her decision on Kavanaugh’s record, the rating the American Bar Association gives him and the views of Alaskans.
An uncertain future for immigrants pushed out of military
Immigrants who joined the military under a program granting a pathway to citizenship are being kicked out of the service. Now they face a precarious fate with their residency statuses now in jeopardy. Attention on the changes to the program roared back into headlines after an Associated Press article came out July 4.
Spruce beetles take flight in search of new host trees
The past two years, an outbreak concentrated in Southcentral Alaska’s Susitna River drainage and northwest Kenai Peninsula affected more than 500,000 acres of forest. It’s the worst infestation since the 1990s.
Fresh doubt for Alaska tribes seeking land-in-trust
For decades, the Interior department has gone back and forth over whether Alaska tribes can put land in trust, or whether that’s precluded by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Should a community’s population be a factor to set fish quotas in western Alaska?
The Coastal Villages Region Fund serves about a third of population covered by community development quota program, but only receives 15 percent of the fish.
Why all eyes are on Murkowski in Supreme Court confirmation battle
Alaska Public Media’s Lori Townsend talked with Washington correspondent Liz Ruskin about how the future direction of the U.S. Supreme Court could rest on the shoulders of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her colleague Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
Tara Sweeney confirmed as assistant Interior secretary for Indian Affairs
The U.S. Senate confirmed Alaskan Tara MacLean Sweeney to be the assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Thursday evening.
Ex-Alaskan charged with nearly 150 felonies in PFD fraud case
An arrest warrant for Sheila Mary Rose McMahon, 44, was issued last week after a grand jury indictment, which includes 15 pages just listing the charges against her.