Anchorage, AK—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Representative Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) Thursday commended Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for announcing three initial decisions that will restore access to federal lands, facilitate long-overdue land conveyances, and boost responsible resource production in Alaska. The decisions further President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Unleashing […]
JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) will support Alaska’s federal workforce. Alaska is home to over 11,000 civilian federal workers. “We are committed to assisting Alaska’s former federal employees with the resources and support to transition smoothly into new career opportunities,” said Commissioner Catherine Muñoz. DOLWD’s Rapid Response program provides […]
JUNEAU – On Saturday, Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, sent a letter to Alaska’s congressional delegation urging them to take immediate action against recent federal policies that endanger the state’s economy and the well-being of Alaskans. The letter highlights several recent federal decisions that could cost the state billions […]
“The email was nothing more than an irresponsible and sophomoric attempt to create confusion and bully the hard-working federal employees that serve our country,” wrote the president of the American Federation of Government Employees. The president of the United States’ largest union of federal employees slammed the acting director of a key agency on Sunday […]
