Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
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Senate confirms Kindred to US District Court
The U.S. Senate today confirmed Joshua Kindred to be a federal District Court judge in Alaska.
President’s budget would whack Denali Commission, but that’s just a suggestion
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Several large cuts to Alaska programs are included in the 2021 budget the Trump administration sent to Capitol Hill Monday.
As in past years, Trump proposes to slash the Denali Commission. Its...
Sullivan, after voting to acquit Trump, calls the president’s actions less than ‘perfect’
"I believe the President should have requested such an investigation through more official and robust channels," Sen. Dan Sullivan says
Murkowski: ‘The president’s behavior was shameful’
Sen. Murkowski says President Trump brought dishonor to the office, but she won't vote to remove him.

Murkowski, whose Alaska supporters run the spectrum, has angered the left
Sen. Murkowski's support is drawn from right and left, ensuring she'll disappoint a lot of her base on any high-profile partisan vote.
Murkowski confirms she’ll vote no on witnesses in impeachment trial
Senator Lisa Murkowski announced Friday that she will vote to call witnesses in the impeachment proceedings before the Senate, putting herself among a minority of Republicans to support a Democratic push to extend the proceeding.
Reporter’s notebook: Tracking the inscrutable Lisa Murkowski
Mitt Romney and Susan Collins have been a babbling brook compared to Lisa Murkowski.
The national spotlight has been on these three Republican senators, deemed the most likely to vote for witnesses at the...
Impeachment witnesses? Murkowski still isn’t saying.
Murkowski remains curious about what John Bolton might say, but thinks it’s too soon for her to decide on witnesses. And the offenses she called out last week? She says they won't factor in her decision.
Trump administration eases protection of wetlands
The new rule redefines which waters are covered by the federal Clean Water Act.
Murkowski joins Republican chorus calling Rep. Nadler’s remark ‘offensive’
“As one who is listening attentively and working hard to get to a fair process, I was offended," Sen. Murkowski said.
Murkowski says she’ll vote against impeachment witnesses Tuesday. That’s not her final answer.
Sen. Murkowski says senators should decide later in the trial whether to call witnesses, so she'll vote against Democratic amendments Tuesday.
Nominee for US District Court in Alaska clears Senate committee
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Kindred’s nomination Thursday.
Plastics: US Senate takes another shot at marine debris
Save Our Seas 2.0 is sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan. It emphasizes outreach to other countries and includes a "genius" prize.
‘Disturbed’: Murkowski didn’t mean quite what you thought she meant
To partisans, Murkowski's ways don't satisfy. They say she zig-zags. But Murkowski sees herself on a straight line called "process."
Murkowski ‘hesitant’ to constrain Trump’s use of military force
Sen. Murkowski says she's not sure how she'll vote on a Democratic-sponsored War Powers resolution that would rein Trump in
Murkowski commends drone strike; Sullivan says Trump didn’t need Congress’ OK
Sen. Murkowski commends President Trump and praises the military for the attack that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani
State weighs in against Eklutna in Indian gaming casino case
The State of Alaska is trying to stop the Native Village of Eklutna from opening an Indian gaming casino north of Anchorage.
Murkowski’s statements on impeachment cut both ways
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is showing her independent streak as she discusses the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Corps won’t require more fieldwork for final Pebble mine report
Other agencies have said the Corps of Engineer's environment review of the Pebble project lacks critical information. The Corps says it will delay its final report for three months to write more thorough answers.
Pebble foes ‘appalled’ Dunleavy sent a letter the mining company wrote for him
Dunleavy spokesman Jeff Turner said it's common practice for an administration to request "briefing materials" about particular projects.