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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for 2026-01-28 ( 12 items ) |
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BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 26, 2026 (22 pages)
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Job openings rates decreased in 7 states in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 6 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation more PR
Cantwell, Duckworth, Warner, Markey & Shaheen Reintroduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen FAA's Safety Management System to Ensure Agency Comprehensively Identifies and Corrects Safety Risks (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026:
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Cantwell, Duckworth, Warner, Markey & Shaheen Reintroduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen FAA's Safety Management System to Ensure Agency Comprehensively Identifies and Corrects Safety Risks
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Co more PR
Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release:
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Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December
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Texas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Minnesota Has the Worst more PR
FAA Proposes Expansion of Alaska Airspace Route (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a proposal to modify U.S. Area Navigation Route T-373. The intended changes focus on the area surrounding King Salmon, Alaska, and aim to increase connectivity within the regional route structure.
Under the current configuration, T-373 extends between the Kowok, Alaska, fix and the Werel, Alaska, waypoint. However, the agency noted that the existing path fails to provide terminal connecti more PR
Hundreds of Thousands of People Across U.S. Voice Opposition to Trump's Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Hundreds of Thousands of People Across U.S. Voice Opposition to Trump's Plan to Expand Offshore Drilling
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Friday, January 23rd, marked the close of the 60-day public comment period on the Trump administration's draft offshore drilling plan, which proposes an unprecedented expansion off of Alaska, Gulf, and California coastlines. Nearly 300,000 Americans submitted commen more PR
Native Village of Kotzebue Voices Support for Subsistence Management Program Amid Review (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Native Village of Kotzebue has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding the review of the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The village stressed the program's essential role in safeguarding subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskan communities and Alaska Natives, as stipulated by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Representing over 4,000 Inupiaq tribal citizens who have deep historical connections to more ST
No Labels Issues Commentary: Greenland by the Numbers (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary:
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Greenland by the Numbers
The key facts behind the world's largest island
By Sam Zickar
President Trump has renewed his push to acquire Greenland, calling it essential to United States national security. Denmark and Greenland have thus far rejected any proposals to formally make Greenland a U.S. territory, with 85 percent of Greenlanders opposing more PR
Trump Administration declares pristine Alaskan seafloor "open for business," mocks environmental safeguards (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, posted the following news release:
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Trump Administration declares pristine Alaskan seafloor "open for business," mocks environmental safeguards
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Trump Administration officials used the Offshore Critical Minerals Exploration & Development Forum to push forward seabed mining in U.S. waters, announcing steps that more PR
U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Release Joint Fact Sheet on Historic Education Freedom Tax Credit (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release:
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U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury Release Joint Fact Sheet on Historic Education Freedom Tax Credit
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As the Trump Administration continues its celebrations of National School Choice Week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury today released a joint fact sheet on the Education Freedom Tax Credit that was created by President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
The more PR
U.S. Forest Service: Indicator 1.07: Number and Geographic Distribution of Forest-Associated Species at Risk of Losing Genetic Variation and Locally Adapted Genotypes, 2003-2014 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Indicator 1.07: Number and Geographic Distribution of Forest-Associated Species at Risk of Losing Genetic Variation and Locally Adapted Genotypes, 2003-2014."
Here are excerpts:
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What is this indicator and why is it important?
This indicator provides information on the number and distribution of forest-associated species at risk of losing genetic variation across th more PR
U.S. Forest Service: Indicator 6.39: Area and Percent of Forests Used for Subsistence, 2013-2023 (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Indicator 6.39: Area and Percent of Forests Used for Subsistence, 2013-2023."
Here are excerpts:
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What is this indicator and why is it important?
This indicator reports the area and percentage of U.S. forests that are used for subsistence activities.
In the United States, subsistence rights are codified through Federal laws, State constitutions, and Federal treatie more PR
Yale University: Early Do-not-attempt-resuscitation Orders Aren't Driving Disparities in Cardiac Arrest Survival (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Early do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders aren't driving disparities in cardiac arrest survival
A new Yale study examines whether survival differences by race and ethnicity persist among patients with do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders placed early after cardiac arrest.
By Meg Dalton
Black and Hispanic patients experience lower survival rates after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) than white patie more PR
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