WASHINGTON—Thursday, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Keep Finfish Free Act, bipartisan legislation to prohibit federal agencies from issuing any permit or taking any other action to authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in federal waters, known as the exclusive economic zone, from 3 to 200 nautical miles off […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Begich (R- AK) is co-leading the Preventing Ranked Choice Corruption Act, alongside Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (AZ-08). This legislation is an important step to protect the integrity of America’s elections by prohibiting the use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in federal elections. This bill, which amends the Help America Vote Act, responds to […]
A measure first introduced by AK House Representative Andrew Gray to Address Low Awareness of Cancer Risk Associated with Alcohol, the Third Largest Contributor to Cancer in Women Becomes Law. Juneau, AK —Alaska State Representative Andrew Gray (D – Anchorage) introduced a first-in-the-nation provision to Senate Bill 15, requiring all alcohol retailers in the state […]
JUNEAU – Tuesday, the House passed House Bill 57: Communication Devices in Public Schools, on a vote of 34-6. HB 57 requires that school districts create policies restricting the possession and use of cellphones to improve the learning environment of Alaskan schools. “There’s overwhelming data that cell phone access and social media consumed nearly constantly […]