Washington, DC—The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Thursday held a hearing to consider 24 bills, including four sponsored or cosponsored by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). The measures she is championing would strengthen Alaska’s energy security by reducing costs and regulatory barriers for hydropower and geothermal development; improving electric grid resilience; and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Nick Begich’s (R-AK) H.R. 6021, the Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act, marking the 14th Begich-sponsored bill to pass the House during his freshman term and another milestone in a historic pace of delivering results for Alaska. “Alaskans sent me to Washington to get to work and […]
“When ICE continuously raids a community, everyone pays for it—in lost jobs, higher prices, and damaged businesses,” said an advocate at the ACLU. The Trump administration has billed its “mass deportation” agenda as a necessity to bring about an age of prosperity for US-born workers. But a new report suggests it’s actually doing the opposite—exacerbating an already severe […]
On the morning of September 18th, 1915, a tremendous explosion took place in Prince William Sound. The explosion originated at the Granite Mine in Hobo Bay. A ton and a half of dynamite was deemed to have been set off by a disgruntled employee who had been fired the day before. Despite the massive explosion […]