Anchorage, Alaska – In a recent ruling, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service determined the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) qualifies as a tax-exempt political subdivision of the State of Alaska under new and more stringent proposed IRS regulations. “This is great news for the corporation and the Alaska LNG project,” stated AGDC President Keith Meyer. […]
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who served as the Sheriff for Arizona’s Maricopa County for 24 years, and was controversial on issues of jail conditions, failures to investigate sex crimes and feuds with judges and supervisors, has been convicted on Federal charges of Criminal Contempt of Court. Despite his assertions that he thought that federal judge’s […]
JUNEAU – Today, the members of the Alaska Senate Democratic caucus sent a letter to Lt. Governor Byron Mallott regarding President Trump’s newly formed “Presidential Commission on Election Inquiry.” This federal commission has issued a demand that flies in the face of the rights afforded to Alaskans by the privacy clause in the Alaska State Constitution. Some […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Monday that the Department of the Interior is distributing more than $29.69 million to eligible local governments throughout Alaska. These payments are made to boroughs and counties across the United States that contain federal lands to help offset the cost of maintaining community services, such as […]