Senator Lisa Murkowski today seized the opportunity of a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing to call attention to the “staggering†and “unacceptable†epidemic of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking among Alaska Natives and American Indians nationwide – and to get answers from federal officials about efforts underway to address the problems.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Today MacClatchy newspapers across the nation are running an Op-Ed peice written by Vice President Joe Biden addressing the nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mark Begich and Congressman Don Young yesterday introduced legislation to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule in Alaska’s National Forests. Senator Lisa Murkowski co-sponsored the Senate measure.
KODIAK, Alaska – Valdez-based Coast Guardsmen are responding to the sinking of the 56-foot purse seine fishing vessel Lively Jane in Anderson Bay six miles southwest of Valdez Wednesday.