This Day in Alaska History-February 7th, 1893
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Alaska Congressional Delegation Welcomes Federal Disaster Declaration for Juneau Floods
Washington, DC – Friday, U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) and Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) welcomed a federal disaster declaration following Juneau’s floods in early August. President Biden’s declaration comes after dogged advocacy from the Alaska delegation along with community leaders to ensure Juneau residents would have federal support to recover from the […]
Alaska Delegation Celebrates Ninth Circuit Ruling Defending Southeast Troll Salmon Fishery
WASHINGTON–Representative Mary Sattler Peltola, and U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, Friday celebrated a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Southeast Alaska troll fishermen whose ability to fish has been challenged in a lawsuit brought forward by the Washington-based Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC), which attempted to shut down the […]
Anchor Funding Secured for Tlingit & Haida’s Generations Southeast Prince of Wales Campus
Significant, long-term funding has been secured for the Generations Southeast Prince of Wales (POW) Campus. Under Alaska House Bill (HB) 148, Generations Southeast POW Campus will receive an annual reoccurring commitment of funding through the State of Alaska’s Technical Vocational and Education Program (TVEP) starting in 2025 with a initial award of $1.1MM in 2025. HB […]