U.S. Sen. Mark Begich Friday released the following statement after President Obama announced he is establishing an initiative to help expand educational opportunities for Alaska Native and American Indian students. An Executive Order called The Improving American Indian and Alaska Native Educational Opportunities and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities Initiative was announced as part of […]
A North Pole man, Rolin Allison, age 44, was arrested on Tuesday for 31 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree, as well as one count each of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and Assault in the Third Degree.
WASHINGTON-U.S. Sen. Mark Begich today issued the following statement after language transferring air permitting authority for outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas development off Alaska’s Arctic coast from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the 2012 Department of the Interior spending bill.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich yesterday released the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the 30-day public comment period has started for the revised Exploration Plan submitted by Shell for a multi-year exploration drilling program in the Chukchi Sea, beginning in July 2012.