Sullivan cited the over-prescription of opioids and the rising number of overdose deaths in the past year as reasons veterans are looking for other treatment methods.
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This man hopes to bring the gavel down on ANWR drilling
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona, is in line to lead a key committee if the Democrats retake the House. He’s sometimes ranked its most liberal member.
Alaska AG joins effort to stiffen penalties for drug companies
Alaska Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth and 37 other attorneys general wrote Congress urging passage of a bipartisan bill addressing corporate consequences for failing to report suspicious opioid sales.
Trump admin sets crosshairs on Park Service predator rule
The Trump administration is trying change National Park Service policy to lift Obama-era bans on certain predator hunting practices, including bear baiting, taking wolves during the denning season and shining a spotlight into dens to shoot black bears.
Federal designation puts Alaska in touch with millions to fight drug trafficking
The head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy recently designated Alaska a “high intensity drug trafficking area,” making the state eligible for grants from a $250 million pool.
Young squeaks roadless rule exemption into agriculture bill
Young stalked the aisles of the House floor with his list, shouting the names of colleagues he needed to get on board. The House passed the pro-logging amendment 208-207.
With Pruitt, Murkowski chides without charring
Democratic senators accused EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Wednesday of betraying the public trust with luxury travel and by cozying up to lobbyists. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski did not ask confrontational questions, but she did not leap to Pruitt’s defense, either.
Murkowski cites rural Alaska in net neutrality vote with Dems
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of three Senate Republicans to vote to preserve net neutrality. Alaska’s other Republican senator, Dan Sullivan, voted for the repeal.
Anchorage organization to buy LIO building for $14M
The Legislature’s former downtown Anchorage office building could soon be owned by an Anchorage development authority. The building has been fraught with political controversy.
Alaska spent millions. So why is this historic building still a wreck?
The Jesse Lee Home is a nearly century-old former children’s home and the birthplace of the Alaska state flag. The nonprofit Friends of the Jesse Lee Home had millions in grants and more than a decade to fix it up, but now time is running out.