Washington, DC—The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Thursday held a hearing to consider 24 bills, including four sponsored or cosponsored by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). The measures she is championing would strengthen Alaska’s energy security by reducing costs and regulatory barriers for hydropower and geothermal development; improving electric grid resilience; and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Nick Begich’s (R-AK) H.R. 6021, the Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act, marking the 14th Begich-sponsored bill to pass the House during his freshman term and another milestone in a historic pace of delivering results for Alaska. “Alaskans sent me to Washington to get to work and […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Department of Law will not move forward with the pending voter misconduct cases arising from the investigation of voting activity in Whittier following the Alaska Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Tupe Smith v. State. In that decision, relying on legislative history, the Court of Appeals interpreted Alaska’s first-degree voter misconduct […]
Decision Follows Alaska Public Offices Commission Recommendation (Anchorage, AK) – Monday, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced that the Division of Elections will not certify Treg Taylor’s nomination for Governor. The decision follows the Alaska Public Offices Commission’s determination that Taylor’s 2026 public official financial disclosure statement did not substantially comply with AS 39.50 within the […]