JBER, Eielson make F-35 short list By Elwood Brehmer The Pentagon announced Feb. 25 that Alaska’s Air Force bases are on the short list of candidates to host a squadron of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, the military’s latest generation of fighter aircraft. “Today is great news for Alaska because it demonstrates the Pentagon recognizes our state’s strategic position in the nation’s defense,” Sen. Mark... Read more »
After John Dingell: Seniority in the House By REBECCA BALLHAUS Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, Jan. 16, 2014 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) When Rep. John Dingell retires at the end of this term, he will pass the torch of longest-serving representative to fellow Michigan Democrat Rep. John Conyers. Mr. Dingell, 87 years old, has ... Read more »
The Future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska By Marissa Silver Anchorage, AK - Looking into the future, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to the future of oil development in The Last Frontier. "We think there is 5 billion barrels remaining in the existing field, we think there is double that in ANWR of 10 billion," said Kara Moriarty... Read more »
Interior Secretary Jewell visits eroding Alaska village KOTZEBUE (AP) — In temperatures slightly higher than Washington, D.C.’s, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell got a firsthand look Monday at the effect of climate change on an Alaska coastal community. Jewell visited Kivalina, a village of 370 on a barrier island just off Alaska’s northwest coast, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. Once prot... Read more »
Interior secretary visits eroding Alaska village; climate change leaves community vulnerable By Associated Press KOTZEBUE, Alaska – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is getting a firsthand look at the effects of climate change on Alaska coastal communities. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://bit.ly/1vTc1dX) reports Jewell on Monday visited Kivalina (kiv-ah-LEE'-nah), a community of 370 on a barr... Read more »
Jewell meets Alaska legislators on Northwest tour By Casey Grove KOTZEBUE — Converging on this small northwest Alaska city above the Arctic Circle on Monday were the state’s governor, congressional delegation, Alaska Native and legislative leaders, staffers and no fewer than eight news crews. Oh, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell was here, too. The visitors were in town in part for what had been... Read more »
Murkowski, Sullivan, Young stop in Anchorage on their way to Kotzebue By KTVA ANCHORAGE – Alaska’s congressional delegation again presented a united front Monday in Anchorage. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Don Young held a brief press conference Monday afternoon at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport before they caught a flight to Kotzebue. The delegation plans to mee... Read more »
Legislators: Issues unresolved after meeting with Jewell BY ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE KOTZEBUE — Alaska legislators left Kotzebue unsatisfied after a Feb. 16 meeting with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. Attempts by the Obama administration to limit North Slope oil and gas development were the focus of the roughly hour-long meeting. Members of the bipartisan — though mostly Republ... Read more »
Alaska lawmakers tell Jewell of frustrations with Obama administration By Alex DeMarban Declaring that litigation and dialog appear to be getting the state nowhere, several Alaska lawmakers said after a meeting with the U.S. interior secretary on Monday that they’ll be looking to the Alaska congressional delegation for help thwarting a federal government they claim is out of control. Sen. Dan Sull... Read more »
Major companies in talks with state drone program By KATIE MORITZ - JUNEAU EMPIRE Companies the size of Microsoft and UPS are in negotiations with the state to partner with its University of Alaska Fairbanks-based drone program, a director said. These companies would contract with the program — Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration — for drone services, a growing technology indus... Read more »
