This Day in Alaska History-November 3rd, 1913
50+ Dems Slam Rubio Plan to Burn 500 Metric Tons of Emergency Food Aid
“This action is not only morally indefensible, but also wasteful, strategically shortsighted, and completely counter to the entirety of your work while in the Senate.” More than 50 congressional Democrats on Friday condemned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to withhold and destroy nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food aid for Afghanistan and […]
‘Billionaires Over Life on Earth’: Trump EPA Guts Vast Array of Environmental Protections
“The Trump administration is trying to roll back decades of critical health and safety regulations that have saved millions of lives and are all that’s standing between us and runaway climate change,” said one campaigner. While U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin boasted Wednesday of canceling billions of dollars worth of green grants, considering […]
Sullivan Effort Leads to Long Overdue Recognition and Navy Ceremonies for Historic Wrongs Against Alaska Native Peoples in Angoon, Kake
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), welcomed the U.S. Navy’s announcement regarding its intent to apologize to the Alaska Native people of Kake and Angoon, Alaska for the unwarranted bombardment of their historic villages in February 1869 and October 1882, respectively. Sen. Sullivan and his team worked […]