ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) released the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) today for the Sterling Highway 45-60 project and is asking for public comments. The Sterling Highway 45-60, commonly known as the “Cooper Landing Bypass,” presents four “build” alternatives which would reconstruct and realign the Sterling Highway […]
Juneau – Thursday, the House State Affairs Committee passed House Bill 61. The Legislation fixes a loophole in the law and honors those veterans who have demonstrated valor in combat while in the line of duty. Current law leaves out license plate designations for a number of important “valor in combat” medals. “We should honor veterans who have […]
ANCHORAGE — Skagway, Angoon and Hoonah are ranked as having the most favorable health outcomes for length and quality of life across Alaska, according to the sixth annual County Health Rankings. The rankings, released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, provide county-to-county comparisons within a state. […]
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young recently joined Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) to introduce H.R. 1538, the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which would allow states to set their own medical marijuana policies, recognize a legitimate use for marijuana at the federal level, and allow Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to […]