ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Arizona Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday after battling cancer at the age of 81. He will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Senator McCain was a naval bomber pilot, prisoner of […]
Juneau – Friday, the Alaska House of Representatives passed a resolution requesting that Alaska-focused assets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) be based in Alaska. House Resolution 8 was put forward by the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee and carried by Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka). Specifically, the resolution requests that NOAA fully […]
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering the United States to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people in response for new U.S. sanctions imposed over Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Putin told a Russian television network that his government could take more retaliatory steps against the U.S., but that he […]
JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter [PDF] to Governor Bill Walker expressing urgent and deep concern about personnel cuts made to the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law. The letter was prompted by testimony given to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Alaska Attorney General, Jahna Lindemuth. Her testimony revealed that […]