Congressional action paves way for downtown Anchorage development By Devin Kelly The Municipality of Anchorage is likely to gain control over several key parcels of land downtown, presumably paving the way for future development, following congressional action this week. The recent passage of the federal defense spending bill, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign, includes provisions t... Read more »
EDITORIAL: Committee posts Alaska is well positioned in Congress after November's election and the resulting assignments. The election resulted in Republican control of Congress, with all three members of Alaska's delegation in the majority. Lisa Murkowski, who has been building seniority in the Senate, is joined by Senator-elect Dan Sullivan, while Congressman Don Young retains Alaska's only Hous... Read more »
In Washington, Don Young's crusade against federal government continues By Nathaniel Herz WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Twenty-one-term U.S. Rep. Don Young sat in his congressional office Thursday, holding forth on some of the secrets to his longevity. “I feel pretty good for an 81-year-old man, and I base a lot of it from activity. And I've eaten healthy,” Young said, addressing Linda Cornish, the director... Read more »
Bill affirming Alaska tribes' legal powers clears key hurdle in Congress By Nathaniel Herz WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A measure aimed at clarifying Alaska Native tribes’ legal authority over nonmembers passed a key legislative hurdle late Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama. The bill, which removes an exemption for Alaska in the federal Violence Against Women Act, pas... Read more »
Repeal of ‘Alaska exemption’ gives tribes more power to protect Alaska Native women By Sari Horwitz In the final days of the 113th Congress, lawmakers passed a bill this past week that will allow Alaska Native communities to take steps to better protect Alaska Native women. The legislation repealed the “Alaska exemption,” a section that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) added to the 2013 Violence Aga... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young today teamed up to make sure that Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Act was repealed. Through numerous conversations with their House and Senate colleagues, the two Alaska lawmakers succeeded in having the provision removed from the law. In the final days of the 113th Congress, Representative Young worked directly with Hou... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young today shared the following statement after Senate passage of S. 1847, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (NDAA), which authorizes $521.3 billion in national defense spending, provides a number of key reforms for military operations across the nation, and approves a number of critical Alaska lands provisions. “While I would’ve preferred t... Read more »
Bill affirming Alaska tribes' legal powers clears key hurdle in Congress, goes to Obama By Nathaniel Herz WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A measure aimed at clarifying Alaska Native tribes’ legal authority over non-members passed a key legislative hurdle late Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama. The bill, which removes an exemption for Alaska in the federal Violence Agains... Read more »
Congress clears bill to extend VAWA tribal provisions to Alaska The House passed S.1474, the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, by a voice vote on Thursday, bringing Alaska tribes into the Violence Against Women Act. The bill repeals Section 910 of S.47, the 2013 reauthorization of VAWA. That means Alaska tribes -- like those in the lower 48 -- will be able to arrest, prosecute and sentence ce... Read more »
NDAA 2015 PASSES By Cherney Amhara Provisions in the N-D-A-A for Alaska show the importance of our state to the nations defense. Coming off the momentum of a successful missile Interceptor test back in June, the bill contains 40-million dollars in improvements for the missile defense system at Fort Greeley. Alaskan land is 69 percent federally owned. On the floor Senator Murkowski Argued that this... Read more »
