SEATTLE, May 20 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines 'Gift of Travel' helps hero donor reach his 50th state Alaska Airlines is giving Vinton Smith the 'Gift of Travel' to Hawai'i to complete his 50-state blood donation journey. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are partnering with the Blood Bank of Hawai'i to inspire community giving through special thank you gifts and a flight sweepstakes. more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Alaska Municipal League (AML) is urging the federal government to adopt a more nuanced approach to disaster preparedness and resilience, cautioning that a recent executive order emphasizing state and local responsibility could inadvertently leave Alaska's remote and vulnerable communities exposed. While acknowledging the potential benefits of shifting federal roles, AML asserts that Alaska's vast size, sparse population, extreme environment, and unique hazard landscape  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Army Corps Nominee Commits to Sullivan to Prioritize Alaska's Nome Port Project WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee, secured a commitment this week from Adam Telle, nominated to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works in charge of the Army Corps of Engineers, to prioritize the Port of Nome project, the nation's  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Applauds EPA for $267 Million in Brownfields Grants Supporting Alaska and the Nation WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 19, 2025 -- Congressman Nick Begich commended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Administrator Lee Zeldin for announcing $267 million in Brownfields Grants (link is external) that will help clean up and revitalize communities across the United States,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Level the Playing Field for 8(a) Small Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2025 - This week, Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) introduced legislation to repeal an outdated and burdensome requirement within the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program. H.R. 3485 (link is external) eliminates the "Bona Fide Place of Business" provision, which  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich on House Passage of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that includes historic measures to unleash American energy and restore economic leadership anchored by provisions critical to Alaska's future: "To more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich to Serve as Vice Chair of Congressional Native American Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the Congressional Native American Caucus announced (link is external) Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) will serve as a Vice Chair of the Native American Caucus. Congressman Begich released the following statement after being selected to serve in a leadership role on the Caucus: "I a more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 21 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. From April 2024 To Last Month; But Only 24 States Added Jobs From March To April Wed, 05/21/2025 - 12:56 Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While Washington Has the Worst Yearly Losses; California and Virginia Top Lists of Monthly Gainers While Washington and Alaska Have the Worst Mon more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The United Cook Inlet Drift Association (UCIDA), Soldotna, Alaska, has sharply criticized the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) proposed 2025 harvest specifications for salmon in the Cook Inlet, Alaska Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In a May 2, 2025, letter to the NMFS Alaska Region, UCIDA President David Martin stated that the proposed specifications contain "numerous errors of application, unfounded assumptions, inappropriate use and interpretations of historic c more ST

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces $4M in Brownfields Grants to cleanup communities across Alaska Seattle -- Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of $4 million in Brownfields Grants to communities in Alaska. These grants put the agency's commitment to protect human health and the environment into action while remaining good stewards of tax dollars and advancing policies to ener more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized changes to air navigation in Alaska, revoking Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airway V-414 and amending United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-248 and T-250. These adjustments are a direct result of the decommissioning of the Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) portion of the Gambell NDB/distance measuring equipment (DME) in Alaska. Previously, VO more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 16-271, 10-90 and WT Docket No. 10-208) on May 16, 2025: * * * The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) seeks comment on a petition filed by GCI Communication Corp./1 to change how Alaska Plan final milestone commitments--due December 31, 2026--are evaluated./2 GCI petitions the Commission for modification or waiver/3 of the Alaska Population D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Aims to Protect Cook Inlet, Belugas from Water Pollution, Noise ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Several groups and an Alaska resident filed suit today to protect endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales and the Johnson River, which flows through Lake Clark National Park before entering Cook Inlet, or Tikahtnu in the Dene language. The lawsuit challenges a U.S. Army Corps of Enginee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski Highlights Opportunities, Challenges with Interior Budget Request Washington, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, hosted the Secretary of the Interior in subcommittee to discuss the Department's budget request. The Senator reinforced her appreciation for the administration's appro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Alaska Regional Office Decimated by Staff Cuts and Consolidation As the National Park Service prepares for even more unthinkable staff cuts, regional offices across the country are already reeling. ANCHORAGE - The National Park Service regional office in Alaska has lost an estimated one-third of its staff, as the Trump administration aims to reorganize and downsiz more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has announced funding for the OVW Fiscal Year 2025 STOP Formula Grant Program. This program supports communities in developing and strengthening their responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program provides funds to states and territories to support local communities, in more ST

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Murkowski Lead Oversight Hearing On Delivering Essential Public Health And Social Services To Native Americans At The Department Of Health And Human Services Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Removal of Public Lands Sale Mandate from Reconciliation Package WASHINGTON, D.C. - The final House version of the Republican reconciliation package will not include mandates to sell potentially hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West. Other public land provisions, such as advancing the Ambler mining road in Alaska, controversial provisions affecti more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump's Nomination of Oil Lobbyist to Oversee Alaskan Public Lands WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reports emerged Thursday morning that Donald Trump would pick a top oil and gas lobbyist to oversee federal public lands in Alaska. Kara Moriarty will be Trump's pick to lead the Department of the Interior's work in Alaska. Moriarty currently serves as the president and CEO of the A more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Joins President Trump for Golden Dome Missile Defense Announcement WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today joined President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein at the White House for an announcement  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Secures Army Corps Pledge to Fast-Track Juneau Flooding Solution WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, received commitments from Adam Telle, President Trump's nominee to head the Army Corps of Engineers, to expedite efforts to protect homes and property from the recurring threat of glacial lake outburst flooding  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Merkley, Curtis Condemn CCP's Transnational Repression, Press for Sanctions on Hong Kong Judiciary Officials WASHINGTON --This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would hold officials  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Merkley, Curtis Condemn CCP's Transnational Repression, Press for Sanctions on Hong Kong Judiciary Officials WASHINGTON --This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would hold officials  more PR