The virtual meeting has been added to a calendar of in-person meetings in communities around Southeast.
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$164M: Auction for drilling rights in Alaska’s Arctic sets new records
Eleven companies bought oil and gas leases on 1.3 million acres of the NPR-A, including tracts around Teshekpuk Lake, a previously protected area.
Murkowski is sole Republican to vote to block the SAVE Act
The voter credentials bill got 51 votes to advance but not enough to clear the Senate. Sen. Murkowski says she’s for voter ID but says the bill would disenfranchise Alaskans.
At Anchorage stopover, Interior Secretary touts Alaska’s role in ‘energy dominance’
Sec. Doug Burgum stopped briefly in Alaska Thursday on his way to a conference in Tokyo.
Alaska National Guard says planned deployment to Washington DC pushed to May
Officials with the Alaska National Guard said plans to deploy a trained rapid response force this month to support federal authorities in Washington D.C. has been pushed back to May.
Rep. Begich tells legislators to seize the moment on resource extraction and gas line
Alaska’s U.S. House member struck a bipartisan tone in his second address to the state Legislature. He barely mentioned President Trump, even as he praised Trump’s policies.