What the new VA health care bill means for Alaska’s veterans
Recent fixes to Alaska's VA health care program will become statutory requirements, and new provisions aim to bring new doctors to the state and fund in-home family caregivers.
U.S. House Democrats against ANWR drilling vow to keep up their quest
While the oil industry surges towards leasing tracts of the refuge, Democrats are looking to stop it, in the courts or in the Capitol.
Trump administration proposes reversal of Obama-era hunting rule in Alaska’s national parks
The proposal is sure to reignite national controversy over taking of bears and wolves on federal land in Alaska.
Rep. Young nabs Alaska exemption from Forest Service rule in House farm bill
The farm bill was voted down Friday in the House, but it could rise again with Don Young's amendment exempting Alaska from a rule that limits logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Sullivan bill would support medical research into pot for veterans
Without new legislation, the Department of Veterans Affairs won't conduct research on how cannabis might help veterans.
Murkowski cites rural needs in joining Senate Democrats on net neutrality vote
The Alaska senator said her vote sent a message about her frustration with partisan pandering over internet regulations.
U.S. House OKs Young-sponsored bill allowing gun displays in new police museum
The National Law Enforcement Museum is scheduled to open in Washington in October.
Sullivan’s ‘work through recess’ group prods Senate leadership for less time off
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan and some of his Republican colleagues - mostly freshmen - are pressing leaders to add workdays and even cancel the August congressional recess.
Measure in Congress could cut into Alaska food benefits with work requirements
Some lawmakers have raised concerns about imposing stricter work requirements on people in rural areas.
Alaska nominee pressed to straighten up federal agency in turmoil
If confirmed as assistant secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior, Tara Sweeney would be the first Alaska Native woman in a Senate-confirmed federal appointment.
Alaska’s congressional delegation supports Trump exiting Iran deal
Opponents to Trump's decision to pull out of the deal expressed worry that the move would undercut the ability of the U.S. to negotiate in good faith on agreements in the future.
Will a new federal sex trafficking law help Alaska’s endangered youths?
There's stark disagreement over whether the new law will help or hurt victims engaging in prostitution.