Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-AK and a senior member of the Committee on Appropriations, Wednesday secured a commitment from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to convene a meeting with Alaska seafood stakeholders on trade issues with Russia and ways the administration can help bolster the industry. Speaking at hearing held by […]
Even if you live far from the boreal forests in Canada and Siberia, you’ve likely noticed an increase in smoke from their forest fires. During major blazes in 2023, the smoke oranged the New York sky and drifted as far south as New Orleans. These blazes have surged in the last decade due to the effects of climate […]
Alaska Beacon Alaska’s state school board has postponed consideration of a rules change that could limit the amount of money that cities and boroughs are allowed to give their neighborhood school districts. The board voted unanimously on Wednesday to open a 30-day public comment period on the rules change rather than to enact it immediately […]
“That is the real reason they have not been made public,” said Musk. Right-wing billionaire and world’s richest man dropped what he called the “really big bomb” on Thursday afternoon as the feud between he and President Donald Trump continued to escalate and the former accused the latter of being a named person in the so-called “Epstein […]