As the partial government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration is making sure some Interior Department employees continue work on one of its biggest, most controversial priorities: opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.
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Alaska steps into legal battle over hard rock mining regulation
The state is intervening in a lawsuit over the EPA’s decision to rescind an Obama-era rule
Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
“Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long planned meeting,” Trump wrote in a letter.
Trump tariffs could jack up boat prices
The general manager of Bay Weld Boats in Homer says he’s seen in some cases 50 to 60 percent increases the purchasing prices of aluminum as aluminum users stocked up ahead of the tariff announcement.
As Trump administration removes federal roadblocks, Pebble Mine fight shifts to state
Now that the Trump administration has removed a major roadblock, Alaskans can expect a lot more action at the state level.
Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist
Sam Clovis is likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.
Alaska sees positive federal signals on individual insurance market
The state has asked the new presidential administration for a waiver to pay more than 80 percent of reinsurance costs.
Juneau Human Rights Commission ‘deeply concerned’ over Trump’s executive orders on immigration
Three commissioners with input from several community members at the Tuesday meeting drafted the statement.
Trump team met with Native leaders before inauguration
Before Trump’s inauguration, his transition team met with Native leaders to ask what they wanted out of the new administration.
Trump names picks for national security adviser, attorney general, CIA director
Sen. Jeff Sessions has been offered the post of attorney general, while Rep. Mike Pompeo and Michael Flynn have been offered the respective positions of CIA chief and national security adviser.