University of Washington political scientist John Wilkerson has matched data visualization with the study of lawmaking to create a new online tool for researchers and students called the Legislative Explorer. Think of it as big data meeting up with How a Bill Becomes a Law. “The goal was to get beyond the ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ narrative and let users […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today commended the U.S. Forest Service for administratively enacting language to limit fees on subsistence cabins in the Tongass National Forest that Murkowski originally proposed in the Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013 (S. 736). “It was wrong for the Forest Service to charge subsistence users […]
U.S. Senator Mark Begich welcomed details today from the Indian Health Service (IHS) that summarized the number and amount of contract support cost (CSC) payments made to Alaska tribes for delivery of health care to Alaska Natives and a commitment to a quicker resolution to these claims in the future. He also expressed resolve to […]
Friday, March 28, 2014, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives today unanimously passed a bill by Rep. Paul Seaton to allow greater participation in the wildly popular Permanent Fund Dividend “Pick.Click.Give.†charitable giving program.