The legislative session begins today (Tuesday) in Juneau, with a lot on the plate of lawmakers. And Juneau Senator Dennis Egan is right in the thick of things.
State Government
Assembly members to rank state funding requests
Another item has been added to a list of possible state funding requests the Juneau Assembly plans to submit to the legislature this year. Meanwhile, another item is a candidate to come off the list.
ACMP initiative backers scramble to get signatures
Backers of a citizen’s initiative to re-establish the Alaska Coastal Management Program have unleashed a full-court press to collect nearly 26-thousand signatures needed to put the measure on this year’s statewide ballot.
ACMP initiative sponsors eager to collect signatures
The group behind a citizens’ initiative to re-establish an Alaska Coastal Management Program plans to have signature gatherers in every corner of the state.
Ostebo says icebreakers key to Arctic operations
Rear Admiral Ostebo says icebreakers are key to U.S. presence in Arctic.
Treadwell: Coast Guard needs icebreakers
Alaska’s Lieutenant Governor pressed Congress Thursday for new icebreaker ships to operate in the Arctic.