U.S. Sen. Mark Begich said today’s Senate approval of a two-year highway bill protects Alaska communities and projects while putting Alaskans to work. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) passed the Senate on a vote of 74 to 22.
Around 11:17 am, yesterday, the Coast Guard were notified of an overdue aircraft due back from Niblack Mine. About the same time, Coast Search and Rescue was notifed by Ketchikan Air Station that an emergency locator beacon had been detected.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today responded to an analysis released by the Interior Department related to its plan to merge the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) into the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Today, the senate approved the bill funding roads and other transit projects for the next two years.