Washington, D.C.—In a major win for Alaskans, leadership recently appointed Representative Mary Sattler Peltola to serve on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee in her first full term in Congress. Membership on the Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee is highly sought-after, as this Committee has jurisdiction over major infrastructure projects nationwide. It also oversees important […]
The Alaska Department of Health Weekly COVID-19 and Influenza Update has been updated with data from the week of January 15 – January 21, 2023 and can be viewed here. Key Findings: COVID-19 transmission continued to occur in most parts of Alaska during the week of January 15 – January 21, 2023. There are some […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida), along with many other Southeast Alaska tribes, is pleased with the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final rule to restore longstanding roadless protections to the Tongass National Forest. The USDA’s announcement made yesterday, returns stability and […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump will be allowed to use Facebook and Instagram again soon. Meta, the platforms’ parent company, said Wednesday that it would lift bans imposed two years ago after Trump used both services to publish false claims about the 2020 election and to help rally the crowd that assaulted the U.S Capitol […]