Now that the Legislature adjourned after more or less authorizing CARES Act funding, people are asking, “Where is the money and how is it being distributed?” To answer this question, we first need to understand what happened and what should have happened. Alaska’s constitution designates the Legislature the sole power to appropriate. To a […]
Following an investigation in Akiak, a man from that community was arrested on Assault III charges following a report on Monday, troopers reported on Wednesday. According to the report, AST received a call that 32-year-old Kevin Gilila “had assaulted his wife at their residence in Akiak after drinking together.” The resulting investigation found that Gilila had […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott today praised U.S. Department of the Interior’s announcement that Secretary Sally Jewell appointed Anthony Christianson of Hydaburg to Chair of the Federal Subsistence Board in Alaska. “As a life-long Alaskan with deep personal knowledge and experience with subsistence needs and policies, Anthony is an excellent […]
Senator Lisa Murkowski has been named chairman of both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee. Murkowski, who served for six years as the senior Republican member on both panels, was unanimously selected by her Republican Senate colleagues to be chairman. “I am deeply honored to be entrusted […]