(Anchorage Alaska) – During the first week of April, the Department of Public Safety held a Rural Trooper Training for the first time. The training covered topics that were all related to domestic violence and sexual assaults, to include tactical training, interview and interrogation, felony assaults (strangulation and child abuse), sexual assault and sexual […]
Statewide exercise tests local, state, federal, and non-government agencies ability to respond Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson – Alaska Shield 2019 is a full-scale state-wide exercise that will test local, state, federal, and non-government agencies ability to work as a team when catastrophes strike. Alaska Shield 2019 will take place April 10 – 13, 2019. Every […]
JUNEAU – The Senate Finance Committee Friday introduced a pair of bills to cap government spending and establish a 50-50 split between dividends and state expenses from the limited annual revenue available from earnings reserve of the Permanent Fund. Senate Bill 104 caps government spending at $5 billion for fiscal year 2021, allowing for […]
Alaska representatives pose tough questions on scoping, comment extension denial, and financial feasibility of “Small” mine Juneau, AK, – In a hearing cut short yesterday by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Alaska House Resources Committee heard about the Pebble project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) from Corps staff , Sheila Newman and […]