(Juneau, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced two critical pieces of legislation designed to bolster Alaska’s economic development and enhance public safety services. These bills aim to address essential infrastructure needs and improve the efficiency of state services while fostering economic growth and fiscal responsibility. The proposed bills include: 1. Alaska Railroad Corporation Bonding Authority […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, celebrated the Senate’s passage last week of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024, which includes the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024 and the Fiscally Responsible Highway Funding Act of 2024. The legislation features key victories for […]
Four grants awarded via Safe Streets and Roads for All Program WASHINGTON – Friday, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (AK-AL) announced $25,515,000 in new funding for Alaska via the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The SS4A program, created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funds regional, local, and Tribal planning, demonstration, and construction projects […]
Tuesday, Alaska has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capture federal infrastructure dollars and stabilize Alaska’s aging Railbelt electrical grid, bringing it up to modern standards. If the utilities, the State, and organized labor work together we can take advantage of this momentum to complete long-needed repairs and investments on the transmission system Railbelt Alaskans rely […]
