Murkowski, Sullivan Announce $629 Million Funding to Boost Alaska’s Internet Connectivity

Murkowski, Sullivan Announce $629 Million Funding to Boost Alaska’s Internet Connectivity

  Washington, DC—Tuesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) welcomed the approval of Alaska’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), including more than $629 million in initial deployment awards to expand broadband access across the state. These investments will help narrow the […]

Eagle River man sentenced to 10 years for possessing a firearm as a felon/domestic violence

Eagle River man sentenced to 10 years for possessing a firearm as a felon/domestic violence

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Eagle River man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for using a prohibited firearm during a crime of domestic violence. According to court documents, in November 2023, Anchorage police officers were called after a bystander contacted a female victim after she escaped a domestic violence assault. The victim […]

Attorney General Sues FinTech for Impersonating Alaska Nonprofits’ Identities and Deceiving Donors

Attorney General Sues FinTech for Impersonating Alaska Nonprofits’ Identities and Deceiving Donors

  (Anchorage, Alaska) – Tuesday, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced lawsuits against six crowdfunding platforms—GoFundMe, Pay Pal Inc, Charity Navigator, Just Giving, Pledge to and Network for Good—for creating donation pages for charities without their knowledge or consent. The lawsuits allege that these companies used publicly available data to generate fundraising pages for over […]

Murkowski, Baldwin Bill to Protect Coastal Communities Passes Out of Senate

Murkowski, Baldwin Bill to Protect Coastal Communities Passes Out of Senate

  Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced their Digital Coast Act reauthorization passed out of the Senate. This bipartisan bill will help coastal communities better prepare for storms, cope with varying water levels, and plan for future economic development. The bill reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Digital Coast Program, which […]