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) –Last week, staff from the Alaska Department of Administration Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) traveled to Southwest Alaska to offer in-person DMV services to a village of about 440 people for the first time. DMV staff traveled to Manokotak, which is on the Igushik River about 20 miles by air west of […]
Wednesday, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led an oversight hearing titled, “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities.” The hearing follows historic investments made by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act […]
Anchorage, AK—Today, Representative Peltola was joined by Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator, to announce $100 million in new funding for broadband projects in Alaska. The funding is being delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s ReConnect program to three […]