WASHINGTON, D.C. – There are at least fifteen different and distinct federal definitions of ‘rural’ in the U.S. government – eleven alone from an agricultural policy perspective – and today Senator Lisa Murkowski argued for more sensible policies to address America’s rural regions that reflects the needs of the nation’s less populated areas.
The man who outted the U.S. government's secret monitoring of telephone calls and the monitoring of the Internet, Edward Snowden, a former NSA worker, told the South China Morning Post that "I'm neither traitor nor hero. I'm an American."
ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, IDAHO—Approximately 375 Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard are participating in the Exportable Combat Training Capability program near Gowen Field, Idaho, Jun. 11.
Determined to bring more transparency to government and protect Alaskans’ privacy rights, U.S. Senator Mark Begich Tuesday co-sponsored a bill that would put an end to the secret court rulings on controversial government surveillance programs.