Washington, DC – Wednesday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) engaged with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss the reorganization of HHS programs that assist vulnerable Alaskans including Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Head Start, and community-based programs that support survivors of domestic […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Department of Law has filed important pleadings in the ongoing legal proceedings concerning the intensive management of the Mulchatna caribou herd. A recent Superior Court order, issued May 7, 2025, did not invalidate the emergency bear removal regulation established by the Board of Game on March 27, 2025. This regulation […]
Paid Parental Leave, Unemployment Insurance Reforms Advance in House JUNEAU – The House Labor and Commerce committee unanimously advanced comprehensive legislation (HB 193) to expand unemployment insurance benefits and establish a paid parental leave program, while expanding state-funded training programs and implementing a 20% unemployment insurance tax cut for employers. “Paid parental leave makes Alaska […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Eagle River man was sentenced Tuesday to two and a half years in prison and is required to serve three years on supervised release and 120 hours of community service for legally purchasing firearms in Alaska and trafficking them to Sacramento, California, where they ended up in the hands of gang […]