Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
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Alaska congressman explains why he voted ‘no’ on new rules for Trump impeachment probe
Alaska Rep. Don Young says the newly adopted rules don't give the Republican minority enough authority in the process.
Murkowski is one of the only Senate Republicans who didn’t back the anti-impeachment resolution. Here’s why.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says the Senate shouldn't tell the House what to do.
Sullivan joins measure knocking House for impeachment inquiry
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan said the House's current impeachment inquiry is more partisan than the process faced by presidents Clinton or Nixon.
‘You’re not listening to the science’: Pebble Mine fight aired at US House hearing
For Alaskans opposed to the Pebble Mine, a hearing in the U.S. House Wednesday was an opportunity to raise the issue on a national stage, and to ask Congress to stop the proposed gold and copper mine upstream from Bristol Bay.
Stevens portrait unveiled at US Senate
With members of the Stevens family on hand, the unveiling was an opportunity to reflect on the senator who represented Alaska from 1968 to 2009.
Pebble pays more than $1M to hire well-connected DC lobbyists
Pebble Limited Partnership has spent a fortune to hire some of Washington's most influential insiders as lobbyists. The mine's opponents are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, too.
Sullivan took a stand against Trump’s withdrawal from Syria border. Now he says Trump had no good options
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan says a Pentagon briefing late last week changed his perspective.
AG Barr announces $42 million in tribal grants to combat crime and help victims in rural Alaska
The money is slated to go to tribal councils, women's shelters, youth programs, substance abuse programs and policing.
Murkowski, true to form, breaks with GOP colleagues on ethical questions about Trump
Is President Trump's plan to hold the international conference at a Trump golf club in Florida appropriate? Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says "no."
At White House podium, Fairbanks business owner decries ‘arbitrary’ wetlands enforcement
President Trump on Wednesday turned his White House microphone over to Alaska business owner Richard Schok to highlight what he says is unfair government regulation.
A second set of Pebble Mine opponents to sue the EPA
A coalition of groups that oppose the Pebble Mine has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It’s the second such lawsuit in two days.
This time, the plaintiffs are 14 environmental groups,...
These Republicans are pushing Murkowski to take a stand against Trump
A national group called Republicans for the Rule of Law is running ads aimed at moving Sen. Lisa Murkowski to criticize President Trump for asking Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden.
Murkowski and Sullivan condemn Trump’s Syria decision
Both of Alaska's U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria.
Trump signs bill to relax air quality rule for Alaska diesel generators
Village power utilities say the equipment needed to meet the so-called "Tier 4" emissions standard is impractical.
Alaska US senators split on diverting military spending to border wall
Alaska has four projects worth $102 million that would be delayed in favor of the wall. The projects include an upgrade to a weapons range and power plant repairs at Eielson Air Force Base, as well as an expansion of a missile field at Fort Greely.
Alaska senators circumspect after release of Trump’s Ukraine transcript
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, Alaska's senators weren't taking a firm stand for or against President Trump after the White House released a rough transcript of the phone conversation that triggered a push in...
LISTEN: Congressman Young responds to impeachment inquiry
Sen. Lisa Murkowski called the accusations that Trump may have pressed the Ukrainian leader to investigate a political rival “very concerning,” while Sen. Dan Sullivan said he can’t comment until he knows the facts.
‘Concerning,’ ‘No comment’: Alaska senators respond to impeachment controversy
The senators responded to allegations that President Trump, in a phone call this summer, may have pressured the leader of Ukraine to investigate one of Trump's political rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule
The exemption would allow remote Alaska utilities to emit more particulate pollution than power plants elsewhere.
Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge
The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to explore for oil.
Council Member Mike O’Brien sponsored the resolution.
“The attempt here...