The company needs at least 100 permits before they can start mining, and some of those permits could be granted on Monday as part of a joint record of decision from the Army Corps and the Bureau of Land Management.
Federal Government
Native tribes in Ketchikan tell Interior Department to keep land-trust program
Department of the Interior officials have traveled across the state to talk with tribes in a series of consultations this summer to reconsider land-trust rules in Alaska. Several people attended a consultation Friday afternoon at the Ketchikan Public Library.
Q&A: U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin says Alaska is ready for change
Independent Alyse Galvin has put together the best-funded challenge to Don Young’s tenure in Congress since 2008.
Tourists pledge to cancel trips to Alaska if Murkowski confirms SCOTUS nominee
“The industry refers to this as the weaponization of travel,” said Travel Juneau CEO Liz Perry.
Congress authorizes six icebreakers in Pentagon bill
The nation’s annual defense policy bill cleared Congress with a pay raise for the troops and a provision allowing up to six icebreakers.
Congressman Young addresses Native issues, gun violence at forum
“To me, the Second Amendment is still the most important amendment of all the amendments,” Young said.