Student Loan Bill Fails in Senate-Alaska's Senators, One For, One Against
The Student Loan Bill sponsored by Democrats went down in flames on Wednesday after the vote fell short of the 60 votes it needed to break a filibuster of the bill.
Coast Guard Cutter SPAR to host tours in Nome, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR invites the Nome community to tour the ship during their open house on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Nome pier.
Alutiiq Museum Receives $10,000 Grant for Publication
The Alaska State Museum has awarded the Alutiiq Museum $10,000 to support the publication of Kal’unek – From Karluk, a book dedicated to exploring the museum’s largest collection. Karluk One contains 26,000 objects from a prehistoric Alutiiq village at the mouth of the Karluk River. Inundated by fresh water, the site held a remarkable array […]
Begich Joins Inhofe, 32 Senators Urging DOE to Expedite LNG Permit Applications
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich joined Sen. Jim Inhofe (R – Okla.), senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and a bipartisan group of 32 senators today in a letter sent to Secretary of Department of Energy (DOE) Ernest Moniz urging the department to prioritize and expedite decisions on permit applications to […]