[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are scheduled to meet late Friday morning at the White House to discuss how to end the government shutdown that has entered its third week. The meeting comes a day after a new group of lawmakers was sworn into office in what is now a Democratically […]
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]S Coast Guard legislation that passed the US Senate Nov. 14, will relieve commercial fishing vessel owners and operators from federal and state regulations for ballast water and other incidental discharges. Staff in the office of Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 now goes back to the […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) last night voted in favor of S. 140, The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, which passed in a 94-6 vote. The bipartisan legislation co-authored by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), co-sponsored by Senator Murkowski, will further develop America’s presence in the Arctic, support the maintenance and repair […]
AST responded to a business along the Palmer-Wasilla Highway just after noon on Sunday in response to counterfeit money having been passed there on Sunday morning, troopers say. The ensuing investigation at the business location would reveal that a juvenile had come to the store and purchased goods from the store, passing a counterfeit $50 bill to pay […]