US Senate passes bill with funds for missing and murdered Indigenous women
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last week agreed to spend $6.5 million to tackle the epidemic of missing and murdered
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Alaska Federation of Natives declares climate emergency
The 53rd Alaska Federation of Natives convention wrapped up in Fairbanks late Saturday afternoon. Conference attendees heard remarks by both
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Alaska’s senator Murkowski breaks ranks on ethical questions about President Trump
Lisa Murkowski is living up to her reputation as one of the few Republican senators likely to break party ranks
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Alaska senators condemn Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from
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U.S. Republicans want to show their green side… without talking climate
U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want you to know: Republicans care about the environment, too. That was
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Environmental Protection Agency criticism of projected Pebble Mine ‘substantial’, says Alaska’s senator Murkowski
The Environmental Protection Agency issued harsh assessments of the proposed Pebble Mine last week, and they’ve made an impression on
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Alaska’s Senator Murkowski not taking a stand (yet) on contested Pebble Mine
Opponents of the Pebble Mine, in Alaska, are doing all they can to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski on their side.
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Have Alaska’s federal lawmakers read the Mueller report?
The Mueller Report has been available for seven weeks now. You can buy it in paperback. You can read it
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Alaska’s senator Murkowski ‘not inclined’ to back Trump on Mexico tariff
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she and most of her Republican colleagues are not happy with President Trump’s plan to
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Warming climate puts bonds between Arctic nations to the test
In the end, the eight nations of the Arctic Council signed a short statement, affirming their commitment to peace and
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Alaska’s senators diverge on vote to block Trump’s border wall emergency
Alaska’s U.S. senators split on the vote Thursday to block President Trump’s declaration of an emergency. If, as expected, Trump
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Trump’s emergency declaration splits Alaska delegation
The vote is expected to be close when the U.S. Senate decides whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s declaration of
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Alaska’s Murkowski a no-show at Senate vote on abortion bill
The stage was set in the U.S. Senate Monday for a divisive vote related to late-term abortion, and one open
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Alaska budget: senator Murkowski cool to governor Dunleavy’s proposed cuts
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in her annual address to the state Legislature that the state has big budget decisions to
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Donald Trump’s wall could drain money from Alaska military projects
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency to get money for a border wall that Congress refused
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