WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today expressed her frustration over the Obama administration’s repeated attempts to lock up lands in Alaska by designating them as wilderness to prevent resource development.
Three independent United Nations human rights experts have called on the United States Government to stop the execution scheduled for later today of Troy Davis, amid concerns that he did not receive a fair trial.
It’s become a mantra on Capitol Hill and a rallying cry for industry groups: Get rid of the job-killing regulations. In recent days, with nearly every one of the GOP presidential candidates repeating that refrain, the political echo chamber has grown even louder.
NOME, ALASKA-Nome's smoking ban took effect yesterday, making the city another of the approximately 10 smoke-free communities around the state of Alaska.