WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior Thursday announced that it has completed the final step to begin processing applications received from eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans on approximately 27 million acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Via the Federal Register tomorrow morning, Secretary Deb Haaland will issue a Public Land Order that […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – During a roundtable discussion Thursday with Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning announced that the Department will open approximately 27 million acres of federal lands to selection by eligible Alaska Native veterans. “We have a sacred obligation to […]
The Federal Administration’s broken promises are a slap in the face of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans. Federal overreach has always impacted our way of life in Alaska. It is no secret that the Federal Government has been quick to lock up federal lands and slow to deliver on its promises. In a deeply troubling move […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Don Young (R-AK), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Joyce (R-OH), and Barbara Lee (D-CA), today urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow access to medical cannabis for VA patients as quickly as possible. The push comes amid growing frustration within the veteran community, which has been fighting for the change to […]
