Washington, DC – Following the failed votes on two proposed continuing resolutions, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement and proposed a framework to avoid a government shutdown: “Today, I voted against two partisan proposals to temporarily fund the government, neither of which had a chance of clearing the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today received an update from senior Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) officials about the status of the Corps’ work on short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to the recurring threat of glacial lake outburst flooding in Juneau, Alaska. Lt. […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska –Governor Mike Dunleavy amended his August 29, August Storm disaster declaration to include the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Denali Borough, North Slope Borough, and Yukon Flats Regional Educational Attendance Area. Areas were added to the original disaster declaration after the slow-moving storm caused additional damage across the state, and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough declared […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a historic hearing on Alaska’s vast natural resource potential. The Subcommittee brought together a broad panel of Alaskan experts to discuss how responsible development of oil, gas, mineral, and timber resources can strengthen national security and spur economic growth across […]