WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-Alaska), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have introduced bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, first signed into law by President Trump in 2021, to continue to mitigate the challenges and hurdles facing the next generation of entrants into the fishing industry. The legislation would […]
The bill threatens “emergency alerts that save lives, local journalism that informs communities, and educational tools that support families, job seekers, and teachers,” according to Protect My Public Media. The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is on the verge of stripping more than a billion dollars from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which could decimate local news […]
Anchorage, AK — Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to advance Republicans’ signature domestic policy bill, defunding Planned Parenthood and blocking millions—including thousands of Alaskans—from accessing basic care through Medicaid and other public programs. In a stunning disappointment, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski joined the extremist majority in approving this catastrophic bill, making her the only publicly […]
