Washington, DC—Thursday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) discussed the potential of nuclear energy to provide low-cost, reliable power to communities across Alaska with subject-matter experts before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR). During the hearing, the senator spoke on the record with Theodore Garrish, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. […]
Washington, DC—Thursday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) delivered a speech on the Senate floor highlighting the challenges the SAVE America Act would pose for Alaskans and the state’s election processes if enacted. The speech as prepared below: Madam President, I’ve come to the floor to speak about the SAVE America Act. Unfortunately, I […]
15 years after the “Bone Dry” Act became law in the territory of Alaska in 1918, it was repealed on March 23rd, 1933, by Governor George A Parks. Alaskans passed the “BoneDry” law in 1916, and it took effect on January 1st, 1918, a full two years before the U.S. prohibition. It banned the […]
WHEREAS, emergency preparedness at state, regional, and local levels is extremely vital for survival in times of crisis; and WHEREAS, Alaska is one of the world’s most seismically active regions and has the most coastline of any U.S. state, and its coastlines contain many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis generated by earthquakes and […]