JUNEAU – Thursday, commercial fishermen in the Stand for Salmon coalition delivered nearly 200 letters from their colleagues to the State Legislature in support of House Bill 199, the Stand for Salmon Bill. The bill, sponsored by House Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak), was reintroduced to the Legislature last week at a hearing that […]
JUNEAU – Letters of support from more than 8,000 Alaskans were delivered to the State Legislature today as House Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) reintroduced House Bill 199. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Stutes, updates state law governing development in salmon habitat. The hearing comes in the second full week of the legislative […]
On Monday, Alaska’s Governor Bill Walker signed Senate Bill 54, a bill that provides law enforcement with more tools to aid with enforcement. In a statement, Governor Walker said, “The passage of SB 54 helps to build a Safer Alaska,” Governor Walker said. “While some portions of the legislation may need to be addressed by the […]
WASHINGTON — This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trump’s major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Republicans hope to pass a bill overhauling America’s tax code, but it is not clear […]