Juneau, Alaska – In light of recent announcements by the federal government to lock up more of Alaska’s resource abundant land, the Alaska House Monday unanimously passed a resolution by House Resources’ Co-Chair Dave Talerico telling them they’re doing it wrong. House Joint Resolution 9 urges the United States Congress to open the coastal plain […]
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives voted to increase access to proven life-saving technology by repealing a section of state law that the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association said discouraged building owners and institutions from installing automated external defibrillators (AEDs). AEDs provide verbal and written instructions and can be safely used by an untrained […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has joined Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) in introducing H.R. 774, the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, which would enhance the enforcement authority of the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to regulate and combat IUU fishing. “As a […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young has introduced bipartisan legislation with Congressman Collin Peterson (D-MN) to roll-back and further halt onerous constraints on the import and export of lawfully possessed ivory products, including musical instruments, firearms, and museum pieces that include ivory parts. The legislation, the African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act […]