Northwest

The draft is modeled on Oregon’s policy, which is more detailed than the current version, adopted in 2000.

Lincoln is the vice president responsible for managing lands for NANA Regional Corp.

There are two new candidates: Kotzebue resident John Lincoln and Utqiagvik resident Abel Hopson-Suvlu.

Nominees, Sandy Shroyer-Beaver and Eugene Smith have years of experience on Kotzebue’s city council. The third, Leanna Mack of Utqiagvik, said her community involvement makes up for her relative lack of political experience.

A majority of the 16 Democrats in the House must approve Westlake’s replacement.

Almost the entire U.S. outer continental shelf is being considered for gas and oil exploration as a result of a new draft proposal released by the Bureau of Energy Management under the Trump administration.