Even if either bill manages to pass both chambers, it’d still need to be signed by President Biden, who hasn’t indicated how he leans on the issue.
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Problems plaguing small outdoor recreation businesses explored at U.S. Senate hearing
Witnesses before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on Wednesday listed climate change, inflation, high gas prices and a potential government shutdown as areas of concern for the future of their businesses.
Newscast – Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023
In this newscast: A retired vessel owned by the fuel distribution company Vitus Energy had become partially submerged, emitting a large sheen into the Kuskokwim River; This year, the Alaska Federation of Natives included a lengthy knowledge sharing session – think of it as a community conversation. Many speakers called on younger generations to get involved in these difficult conversations and young people who were there, listened; When the state of Alaska transferred dozens of public guardianship cases to a nonprofit last year, the results included extended hospital stays, thousands of dollars in debt and lapses in public benefits for some of Alaska’s most vulnerable residents
Sullivan attempts to break fellow senator’s blockade on military promotions
Sullivan said Sen. Tommy Tuberville is doing damage to the military and punishing officers who had nothing to do with the controversial policy at issue.
Domestic Violence in Alaska: Advocates link Alaska’s high rate of traumatic brain injury with domestic violence
Alaska has the highest rate of deaths from traumatic brain injury in the nation and among the highest rates of domestic violence, but it is only recently that advocates and caregivers began to link the two.
Douglas Indian Association seeks permit for cultural education center
Juneau’s Planning Commission will review the tribal government’s request on Nov. 14.
Hundreds of Mat-Su students stage walkout to protest school board decisions
Organizers of the protest say students at seven Mat-Su high schools walked out.
As some medical debt disappears from Americans’ credit reports, scores are rising
“This is a very significant change,” said Breno Braga, an economist at the Urban Institute and a co-author of the study. “It affects a lot of people.”
With little movement on salmon bycatch, Alaska advocates look to Biden administration for executive action
The move comes amid catastrophic shortfalls in salmon harvests in some of Alaska’s rural, Indigenous communities.
Wait for food stamps continues, but could prompt legislative changes
Many Alaskans have faced long waits for food over the last year as the state Division of Public Assistance worked through a lengthy application backlog for SNAP, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly called food stamps. The current backlog is about 7,000 applications, according to Deb Etheridge, the division’s director. During a discussion Oct. 31…