Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are pushing for a vote tonight on moving her nomination to the full Senate and hope to get Jackson confirmed before they go on Easter recess this weekend.
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Akiak to become first in Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta with high-speed broadband internet
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is the second largest region in the United States without access to broadband internet, but not for much longer.
Amid COVID-19 outbreak, health officials ask Y-K villages to trade privacy for safety
With recent high case numbers, regional health officials say naming villages would encourage people to take more precautions.
Federal funds add 24 public safety officer positions to Y-K Delta
The Justice Department committed millions of dollars to improve public safety in rural Alaska after a trip U.S. Attorney General William Barr made to the region in May 2019.
Court rules Native corporations can receive CARES Act money intended for tribes
The decision is a blow to tribes leery of any delegation of their self-governance powers. Three Alaska tribes were among the plaintiffs in the case: the Akiak Native Community, Asa’carsarmiut Tribe of Mountain Village and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island.
AVCP delegates call emergency meeting
AVCP delegates have called an emergency meeting to “decide the future” of the organization.