Washington D.C.-Alaska Congressman Don Young offered the following statement at the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands hearing on draft legislation that would create a stable revenue source for rural communities through an increase in forest management receipts, in light of the pending expiration of the Secure Rural School Program:
WASHINGTON, DC – A group of senators yesterday urged the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to take steps to ensure that Congress and the public get an independent estimate of their proposal’s impact on jobs – and do no harm to employment in America.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security?, and Mark Begich (D-Alaska), also a member of the Subcommittee, Wednesday led a bipartisan group of 27 Senators in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging them […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-This week, a Federal Grand Jury handed down a four-count indictment against another Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission official. The charges handed down against Maggie Ahmaogak, 61 of Barrow, are wire fraud, money laundering, and two counts of theft and misapplication of funds from an organization that receives federal funds.