ANCHORAGE, AK – Tuesday, the largest Alaskan commercial fisheries trade association, United Fishermen of Alaska (UFA), announced their full support and endorsement for Senator Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) 2022 re-election campaign. UFA is the largest fisheries organization in Alaska and the single statewide commercial fishing trade association representing 37 commercial fishing organizations statewide, and representing state […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday a coalition of 18 groups advocating for the civil and human rights of all Alaskans called upon Sen. Lisa Murkowski to support the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. The coalition is led by The Alaska Center, and also includes Alaska Alaska AFL-CIO, NAACP- Anchorage Branch, ENLACES, […]
With the entrance of State Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, there are now effectively two prominent Democrats for voters to consider in the August primary election. Gray-Jackson’s record shows that she is reliably progressive, while incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski is a dependable vote for President Joe Biden and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s […]
AFN is pleased that Congress took bold action last week to address the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and children by introducing bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA). The reauthorization of VAWA has been a long-standing priority of AFN. Introduced by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, Senator […]