Point Lay Works to Protect Walrus Herds
Walruses spend most of their lives at sea, but haul out on sea ice and sometimes on land to rest between foraging bouts.
Law Enforcement in Alaska to Get Needed Federal Support
WASHINGTON, DC – Justice programs with significant importance to Alaska received millions in national funding yesterday in an appropriations bill passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to Senator Lisa Murkowski. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate for a final vote.
Critical Satellite Funding Receives Senate Committee Support
WASHINGTON D.C.-Recognizing the critical public safety need for accurate weather forecasting in Alaska and across the country, U.S. Sen. Begich today praised the Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill allocating $920 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System.
Appropriations Committee Approves Defense Spending, JPARC Support PRESSRELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday passed a $630.6 billion defense appropriations bill that fully funds military operations in Alaska and America’s ongoing overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to Senator Lisa Murkowski – a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and the Appropriations Committee. The bill also includes a […]