JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker has nominated two longtime Alaska fishermen to fill openings on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Andrew Mezirow is a lifelong sports fisherman who has participated in numerous fisheries. He is the owner of Gray Light Sportfishing and was the chief officer of the University of Alaska Research Vessel Alpha […]
DILLINGHAM, AK – Bristol Bay Tribes expressed disappointment and frustration that federal regulators appear to be fast-tracking the Pebble Limited Partnership’s application to build a toxic mine at the headwaters of the world-class salmon fishery. The Army Corps of Engineers recently stated review of the company’s permit application will begin with a historically brief 30-day […]
Juneau – Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution calling on the federal government to respect states’ rights and the will of the Alaskan people regarding marijuana policy. House Joint Resolution 21, sponsored by Rep. David Guttenberg (D-Fairbanks), also urges the federal government to reconsider its listing of marijuana as a schedule […]
JUNEAU – Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage) introduced a Sense of the Senate Monday urging the Permanent Fund Corporation to divest their investments from all Russian companies that are on the United States’ sanctioned list since 2014 for undermining Ukrainian sovereignty and the illegal annexation of Crimea. “These investments represent 0.1% of the value of the […]