[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ashington, D.C. – Gwich’in leaders from Alaska and Canada responded with hope and gratitude today after the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee voted 22-14 to move the bipartisan Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, H.R. 1146, out of committee. The bill would restore protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by repealing the […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate Thursday passed the state’s operating budget for fiscal year 2020. The budget includes $4.3 billion in unrestricted general funds (UGF) for agency and statewide operations – a reduction of $258 million over last year – and $1.94 billion to pay each eligible Alaskan a Permanent Fund dividend of approximately […]
Conservation groups voice support for Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act Washington, D.C. — In response to today’s U.S. House Natural Resources Committee vote passing the bipartisan Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act out of committee (the bill passed 22-14), Alaska Wilderness League, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, […]
House Bill 14 passes 36-to-1, addressing issues brought to the forefront by 2018 crime JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Saturday to approve legislation that strengthens sex crime laws. House Bill 14 was sponsored by Rep. John Lincoln of Kotzebue and was approved with broad bipartisan support on a 36-to-1 vote. […]