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Alaska U.S. Sen. Murkowski addresses challenges of federal firings, budget cuts in annual speech
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski encouraged the Alaska Legislature to work together to get things done, despite uncertainties.
Anchorage Daily News4h
Future of some Alaska federal office leases uncertain, including for volcano monitoring
Federal agencies and their associates don’t know who to call during a period of continual uncertainty about federal leases.
Alaska Public Media6h
Alaska legislators ask feds to reinstate program that sent money to rural schools
The Alaska House is asking Congress to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Alaska Public Media6h
Alaska House requests support for program that helps rural internet access with billions
The Universal Service Fund benefits Alaska more than any other state but has been challenged in court and could expire.
Your Alaska Link7h
Alaska House passes resolution urging reinstatement of Secure Rural Schools Act
The Alaska House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 5, urging Congress to reinstate and permanently fund the ...
Homestratosphere on MSN7h
The Silver Wave in Alaska: Baby Boomer Homebuying Trends (2018–2023)
Alaska's housing landscape is undergoing a "silver wave" as the baby boomer generation (born 1946–1964) enters retirement.
Nearly 2 decades after Alaska school asked state to fund repair, its building is about to collapse
Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the ...
KTOO11h
State lawmakers seek answers after report finds squalid conditions at rural public schools
KYUK and ProPublica launched a project highlighting the public health and safety crisis inside Alaska’s rural public schools this month, kicking off a discussion among lawmakers on the powerful Senate ...
Alaska Native News15h
New study examines EV feasibility in rural Alaska
A new study sheds light on the benefits and implications of the use of electric vehicles in rural Alaska. Electric vehicles, or EVs, are widely thought to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Many rural ...
Alaska Native News15h
House Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Protect Vital Rural Broadband and Telecom Services
Monday, the House passed House Joint Resolution 6, urging the U.S. Congress to safeguard the Universal Service Fund (USF), a critical source of funding for broadband and telecommunications services ...
Anchorage Daily News1d
Alaska lawmakers show renewed interest in funding maintenance of school buildings beset by ‘dilapidation’
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development broadly recommends that 3% of building values be allotted annually ...
Maui Now3d
Hirono, Sullivan introduce bill to establish VA call centers in rural states
US Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaiʻi) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) have introduced the Representing VA with Accuracy (REP VA) Act, ...