WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) welcomed determinations from the U.S. Department of Commerce that fishery disasters have occurred in numerous Alaska fisheries, allowing Alaska fishermen to receive critical relief funding. The funding can be distributed to fishermen and their crews, seafood processors, and research initiatives in […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – The politically mixed results of Alaska’s midterm election, announced tonight by the state’s Division of Elections, reflected the independent streak of Alaska voters. In the state’s first regular ranked-choice general election, the pairing of the open top-four primary with ranked choice voting yielded a group of winning candidates that, collectively, is moderate […]
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola was notified by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg that four coastal communities in Alaska will receive a total of $112 million due in large part to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The money is divided into four grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime […]
Glennallen, Alaska – The Ahtna, Incorporated (Ahtna) Board of Directors has voted to endorse Representative Mary Sattler Peltola’s candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Lisa Murkowski’s for U.S. Senate. Ahtna joins a growing number of supporters with its endorsement of the candidates, including several other Alaska Native regional corporations, the ANCSA Regional […]