[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast June, President Donald Trump signed a landmark law on veterans’ health care after months of tense negotiations. At the ceremony in the Rose Garden, Trump said the bill would deliver on his campaign promise to let veterans see private doctors instead of using the Department of Veterans Affairs’ government-run health service: “I’m going to […]
FAIRBANKS – Governor Bill Walker gave remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday at Fort Knox Mine for a significant expansion of the mine that is happening because of teamwork between local, state, and federal agencies. “Plain and simple, this is a great day for Fairbanks,” Governor Bill Walker said. “Because of this new investment by […]
ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska has approved ExxonMobil’s plan to engineer the expansion of the Point Thomson project on the North Slope, with state and company officials calling it a positive step to achieve major gas sales and increase oil production. “The Alaska LNG Project has been endorsed by the Trump Administration and the […]
[Anchorage, Alaska] – The health bill passed by the House would effectively end the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) expansion of Medicaid and cause millions to lose coverage, according to a new report from the Washington, DC-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Delaying or phasing in the House bill’s massive cost shifts to states, as […]