Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Monday announced several new staff, fellows, and interns who will serve in her Washington, DC office. Kit Cunningham joins the office as a Knauss Fellow from the Alaska Sea Grant Program. Kit is from Juneau, Alaska and obtained her undergraduate degree in Biological Conservation and Ecology from Montana State […]
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) Tuesday welcomed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement of up to $125.1 million for five energy development projects in Alaska. DOE awarded the funds under its Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program, which Murkowski helped author as part of the Infrastructure Investment and […]
Anchorage, AK – Wednesday, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) applauded the USDA announcing its plans to purchase about $100 million of Alaska pink and sockeye salmon through Section 32 and the Commodity Credit Corporation. “USDA’s Section 32 purchase announcement is great news for Alaska—almost $100 million […]
Bill will support the economies, climate resiliency, and energy capabilities of coastal communities Monday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), introduced the Working Waterfronts Act, legislation which includes more than a dozen provisions aimed at boosting the workforce, energy and shoreside infrastructure, food security, and economies of coastal communities in Alaska and across the country. The […]