JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska. – Annual training requires a diverse group of individuals to work together to accomplish a successful mission in the military. The 2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment improves its mission readiness by having their complete battalion with them for training.
Governor Sean Parnell yesterday signed into law three budget bills for Fiscal Year 2013. The governor also signed into law a $453.5 million general obligation bond package for statewide transportation projects that will go to the voters in November.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senator Lisa Murkowski today secured a number of provisions in the FY2013 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill that will deliver significant advancements in “Care Closer to Home†for Alaska’s veterans community – including internal reviews of improvements needed to better deliver medical care in state.
Today, thanks to legislation led by Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) and Representative Bill Thomas (R-Haines), Alaska’s strong anti-texting law is officially back on the books. Last year, a number of judges questioned whether the law at the time covered texting while driving, but the new law is clear—it is illegal to text while driving in […]