In a “Sweeetheart Deal” to the energy industry, the Department of Interior repealed the Consolidated Federal Oil and Gas and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation Reform Rule (Valuation Rule) put in place by the Obama administration that curtailed a practice by the industry to short-change the Federal government and Indian entities of royalty taxes owed to […]
On Wednesday, troopers are seeking information on a North Pole man after they gave his the slip on Monday during a traffic stop. Troopers attempted to pull over the vehicle 35-year-old Daniel Spence of North Pole on Monday. Spence was known to be the subject of a $20,000 arrest warrant for Failure to Comply with […]
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Fort Wainwright and U.S. Army Alaska Monday published the Interior Alaska military lands available for moose hunting to allow hunters to better schedule and resource their hunts. The published maps (available at https://usartrak.isportsman.net) detail accessible and restricted military lands between Aug. 28 through Sept. 30., in order to support general moose […]
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 […]