WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved the Transportation, House, and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2018, which includes several Alaska-specific provisions secured by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) such as the Essential Air Service, a vital program serving rural communities across Alaska. “Alaska’s transportation needs are unique and diverse, […]
As a river eats its way into Newtok, Alaska, residents are planning their moves to a new village site 12 miles away. One family will move into a house on skis with the ability to migrate as needed with self-contained water and electrical systems. In his dozen visits to Newtok, a village of about 354 […]
ANCHORAGE – Today, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced the opening of 56 units of permanent supportive housing for Anchorage residents suffering from chronic alcoholism, chronic homelessness, and mental disorders. The housing is located at Safe Harbor Inn Merrill which had previously provided “transitional” housing, offering short-term housing assistance without intensive case management. The earlier allocated $200,000 […]
Washington, D.C. – Federal property in Tok, Alaska could become the permanent home to the regions’ only behavioral health clinic if legislation introduced by Alaskan Congressman Don Young becomes law. Introduced yesterday, H.R. 2038 would authorize the conveyance of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) housing facilities, which are no longer of use to the USCG following the […]
