The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Thursday praised President Biden’s leadership and bipartisanship in the successful passage of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the U.S. Senate. Alaska’s largest statewide Native organization, AFN also praised Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan for their bipartisanship in voting for the legislation, […]
WASHINGTON – A group of centrist U.S. senators remained deadlocked Monday on trying to reach agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package to repair the country’s deteriorating roads and bridges and boost funding for broadband internet service. The Republican and Democratic lawmakers had hoped to finalize their plan but still had not reached agreement for […]
Roads, bridges, pipelines and other types of infrastructure in Alaska and elsewhere in the Arctic will deteriorate faster than expected due to a failure by planners to account for the structures’ impact on adjacent permafrost, according to research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute permafrost expert and others. The researchers say planners must […]
Rep. Spohnholz: ‘Federal investment helped build this state and Alaska can’t continue to fall behind when it comes to maintaining our infrastructure’ JUNEAU – The House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 19, which articulated the need for widespread infrastructure investment in the state of Alaska. The resolution was sponsored by the House Labor and Commerce […]