Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) applauded the Senate passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, which included provisions of her bill, the Enhancing Native Elders’ Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect (Native ELDER) Act. Co-sponsored by Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota), the Native ELDER Act will improve federal programs and services for Alaska Native, […]
WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Oregon United States District Judge Adrienne Nelson decided in favor of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and ruled to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. The proposed merger would have eliminated healthy competition for grocery shoppers, leading to dangerous monopolistic tendencies, risking limited labor competition, workers’ ability to negotiate higher wages, better […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today welcomed an announcement from the Air Force that it will finally fulfill its commitment to redistribute four KC-135 refueling aircraft to Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The Air Force had previously committed to the basing in March of 2021, […]
(JUNEAU, AK) — Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom has announced the completion of the recount for Ballot Measure 2, which proposed repealing Alaska’s ranked-choice voting and open primary system. The recount confirmed the outcome of the certified results, with the final tally showing 160,973 votes against and 160,230 in favor, a margin of 743 votes. “The […]