“Governor Sheffield advocated for the purchase of the railroad, and, as governor, signed the legislation to approve the purchase in 1984” (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has accepted the resignation of former Governor Bill Sheffield and simultaneously bestowed upon Sheffield the honorary position of Chairman Emeritus of the Alaska Railroad Corporation Board of […]
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Alaska Congressman Don Young, Congressmen Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and Brian Mast (R-FL), and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the bipartisan Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act — legislation authorizing the VA to issue grants to counties for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans cemeteries. “America’s veterans have sacrificed so much […]
Proposal is the latest step in a series of needed reforms ANCHORAGE – Thursday, on the final day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) announced new legislation that would require rape kits to be tested within six months. Current law requires testing of rape kits within one year. “The headlines this summer […]
Washington, D.C. — This week, Alaska Congressman Don Young and Congressman Jared Golden (D-ME-02) introduced the Funding Instruction for Safety Health, and Security Avoids Fishing Emergencies (FISH SAFE) Act today. The FISH SAFE Act is bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would increase the federal funding available for grants to support fishing safety training and research programs. […]