Two wildfires are raging in Cook Inlet, one on the western shores of the inlet near Tyonek and another on the Kenai Peninsula near the city of Soldotna. Reports relay that both fires have grown much larger since the fires weere first reported. Estimates made on Monday night showed the Funny River Fire near Soldotna […]
Washington, D.C. – The Alaska Congressional Delegation announced the following grants: Economic Development Administration: $1,000,000 to the City of Nome for its port construction project $697,991 to the Association of Village Council of Presidents for the Aviation Mechanics Program Training Equipment National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” Program $14,900 to KCHU in Valdez, Alaska $9,000 to the […]
U.S. Senator Mark Begich demanded answers last week from the nation’s top flood insurance official about the lack of progress in developing accurate and updated flood maps for communities in Alaska. The exchange occurred while Begich chaired a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee (HSGAC) to discuss strategies to reduce federal spending […]
The Alaska delegation expressed disappointment today with the news that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) intends to close the Anchorage facility on June 20. “I am incredibly disappointed by NARA’s decision and still do not understand what their plan is or what the rush is,” said Senator Lisa Murkowski. “They say they are […]