Parnell Signs Bill Revitalizing Alaska Timber
JUNEAU, ALASKA-Building on his commitment to revitalize Alaska’s timber industry, Governor Sean Parnell yesterday signed legislation nearly doubling the size of the Southeast State Forest.
Alaska’s Senators Join in Bipartisan Resolution Designating National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich yesterday joined 9 of their U.S. Senate colleagues to cosponsor a bipartisan Senate Resolution recognizing the week of September 12, 2011 as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
Alaskan Issues Get Funding, Support in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Alaska’s Coast Guard, energy projects, waterway and port improvements and Village Safe Water projects have had millions in needed funds allotted from several subcommittees’ proposed fiscal year 2012 appropriations bills — and today were supported by Senator Murkowski and her colleagues in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska and New Bedford, Mass. are Top Fishing Ports
U.S. commercial fishermen landed 8.2 billion pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5 billion, an increase of 200 million pounds and more than $600 million in value over 2009, according to a new report released today by NOAA.