Governor Sean Parnell announced the start of the recruitment for the team for the Susitna-Watana Hydro Project. The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) and the Mat-Su Borough are now currently doing detailed mapping of the project site while the Department of Fish and Game is performing fish surveys in the region. Governor Parnell also announced that [...]
After the sad news that the Calista Corporation has decided to shut down Alaska Newspapers Inc. (ANI) at the end of August, Senator Lisa Murkowski sent a letter to its editor, imparting words of farewell to what she perceived was a company which has touched the lives of many Alaskans throughout their 20 years of [...]
A total of 36 Alaskan communities (most of them in rural areas) might be affected of the USPO’s plan to close and relocate post offices across the nation due to short business hours, diminished volume and little foot traffic. After the USPO’s morning announcement, Sen. Lisa Murkowski shared her concerns about this proposed project. For [...]
Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski is amongst the US Senators who voted for the proposed debate for the “Cut, Cap and Balance” agenda in the Senate earlier this week. After the measure was blocked on a 51-46 count, Murkowski commented that the Senate needs to discuss America’s budget and spending levels, suggesting the government to “cut [...]
A new program launched by the United States Department of Agriculture enables growers from Alaska and other outlying areas not included in the lower 48 to be eligible for compensatory payments for the high costs of transportation-related expenses of doing business as a farmer, rancher or grower in Alaska. On July 21, 2011, Agriculture Secretary [...]
Senators Kevin Meyer and Joe Thomas were pleased when Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell finally signed the approval of Senate Bill 84, a legislation that would hopefully make way to improve Alaska’s educational programs, create more opportunities for Alaska students in terms of career and job hunting and motivate Alaskan students to remain in school. “Senate [...]
Alaskan Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich continually fights against genetically-engineered (GE) fishes called Frankenfish. Together with 6 other US Senators, Sens. Murkowski and Begich sent a letter addressed to Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Margaret Hamburg, firmly stressing the widespread congressional opposition to the approval of Frankenfish in the US market. In their letter, [...]
Different departments and organizations of the State of Alaska were pleased to receive monetary grants from the government as announced by the Alaska Congressional Delegation this week. Amongst the list of grantors was the Department of the Army, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Department of [...]
In an effort to increase the awareness of US officials about the latest news and happenings of the State of Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski invited the Chairman of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to visit Alaska in August 2011. According to Murkowski, it is vital [...]
Until today, the Clear Creek and the Bonnifield #1 Fires first tracked on July 17 and 9, respectively, still produce huge puffs of dark smoke in the Fairbanks area, threatening the health of Alaskans in Fairbanks especially because the winds from the South have brought the smoke into Fairbanks. Based on reports from the Bureau [...]