Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced that, at their request, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) has initiated an audit of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation requiring the release of all records and documents […]
Washington, DC—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today touted more than $115.4 million in federal funding they helped secure for ports across Alaska. Seven projects that the delegation advocated for were selected through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), which Congress created in […]
JUNEAU, AK – The Alaska Legislature has adopted House Joint Resolution 14, demonstrating strong bipartisan alignment behind completion of the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension and the Northern Rail Extension, projects critical to Alaska’s economy, national defense, and long-term resilience. Today, the Senate voted 18-1 on the resolution, which the House of Representatives adopted unanimously […]
$248 Million in State Funds Leverages Nearly $2 Billion in Federal Dollars for Alaska’s Infrastructure Juneau, AK – Tuesday, the Alaska State Senate approved Senate Bill 214, the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget. This budget includes a prudent spending plan that allocates a total of $248 million from Unrestricted General Funds (UGF) and unlocks […]