Washington, D.C. – This week, on the opening day of the 117th Congress, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. This legislation reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act – landmark fisheries management and conservation legislation first written by Congressman Young in 1975. The Magnuson-Stevens […]
DHSS today announced three deaths of Alaska residents and 232 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 227 were residents in: Anchorage (81), Wasilla (30), Bethel (17), Fairbanks (14), Palmer (13), Kusilvak Census Area (12), Eagle River (11), Bethel Census Area (10), Sterling (6), North Pole (4), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (4), Homer (3), Kenai (3), Anchor Point (2), Chugiak (2), Kodiak (2), North Slope Borough […]
Washington — Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final Record of Decision for a new Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve) in America’s western Arctic following a rushed and incomplete process. The new plan opens seven million additional acres within the Reserve to oil leasing, bringing the available […]
Washington, D.C. – Sunday, Alaska Congressman Don Young was sworn in to begin his 25th term as Congressman for All Alaska. First elected in a special election on March 6, 1973, Congressman Young currently serves as Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives. In his position as Dean, Congressman Young administered the oath of office […]