Wild Alaska Pollock fillets are proving popular in the US Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program and other federal food and nutrition assistance programs. In its latest solicitation for bids issued on April 29, the USDA is asking for a total of 2,095,600 pounds of Alaska Pollock fish sticks for federal food programs […]
Washington business leaders, chefs, and fishermen urge U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reject proposed Pebble Mine Seattle, WA: On the heels of public hearings throughout Alaska, Chef Tom Douglas, fisheries scientist Dr. Daniel Schindler, Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay, and Businesses for Bristol Bay will host a press conference at 11am, Thursday, April […]
Statewide exercise tests local, state, federal, and non-government agencies ability to respond Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson – Alaska Shield 2019 is a full-scale state-wide exercise that will test local, state, federal, and non-government agencies ability to work as a team when catastrophes strike. Alaska Shield 2019 will take place April 10 – 13, 2019. Every […]
Ends Federal Enforcement of Prohibition in States That Have Reformed Marijuana Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, announced their support for legislation to protect states that have legalized marijuana. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced bipartisan legislation, The Strengthening the Tenth […]