WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) voted to pass S.J. Res. 11, a resolution overturning the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources” rule that needlessly obstructs offshore energy development. “The Biden Administration did everything in its power to strangle American energy production. By requiring costly archaeological reports before […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Southeast Alaska commercial fisherman was sentenced today to six months in prison for falsifying fishing records in violation of the Lacey Act and illegally taking a sperm whale in violation of the Endangered Species Act. According to court documents, between October and November 2020, Dugan Paul Daniels, 55, of Coffman Cove, […]
“The Trump administration seems hellbent on dismantling the system of checks and balances which are the pillars of a democratic society,” said one senior leader with the group CIVICUS. An organization that tracks threats to civic freedoms announced Monday that it has added the United States to its watchlist, citing the Trump administration’s “unprecedented” executive […]
“While a recession may not be fully baked into the cards at this point, the risk is evident and it’s almost entirely coming from Donald Trump’s policies.” As U.S. financial markets continued their downward spiral on Monday amid rapidly mounting concerns about the impacts of President Donald Trump’s erratic and destructive tariff policies, one economist […]
