Washington, DC – Wednesday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), senior member of the Appropriations Committee, spoke with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought. The Director appeared before the committee that was tasked with considering the rescissions package championed by President Trump, which rescinds $9.4 billion in funding previously appropriated […]
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Broken Promises:Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest More in this series Less than two years ago, the administration of President Joe Biden announced […]
“Republicans are STILL trying to sell off public lands in their budget bill,” said Sen. Ron Wyden. “If you care about keeping your public lands please make your voice heard.” Ahead of a vote on Republicans’ budget reconciliation package expected as soon as noon Saturday, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee revived […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Thursday, a jury in Delta Junction found 56-year-old Vladimir Kurilchenko guilty of three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree. The convictions are for acts of sexual abuse Kurilchenko committed against his daughter between 2002 and 2008 when she was between eleven- and sixteen-years-old. The trial commenced on […]