Begich address to Alaska Legislature focuses on building strong economy
With an eye toward furthering Alaska’s economic interests, Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, addressed the Alaska Legislature for ...
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Murkowski takes tough questions at virtual town hall, but doesn’t connect with all constituents
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said nobody would get disconnected for asking tough questions during her virtual town hall Wednesday — and there were plenty about her role in the Trump administration’s ...
'We have to stand up': Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration
In a telephonic town hall Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said that the recent mass firing of probationary federal employees violated the law and lacked "respect and dignity" toward the workers ...
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Federal workers in Juneau face terminations, uncertainty as government downsizing continues
Layoff notices arrived in the inboxes of federal employees in Juneau last week and over the holiday weekend as the Trump ...
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Impact of federal job cuts in Alaska comes into focus – but questions remain
Last week’s round of probationary firings hit hard in small Alaska communities. Some of those dismissed say they’ve worked ...
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‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’; Begich takes heat at first virtual constituent forum
More than 2,220 Alaska residents joined a virtual town hall staged by U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, on Monday, with ...
'An outsized impact': Federal layoffs begin in Alaska on Trump orders
Mass layoffs in the federal workforce ordered by President Donald Trump began to hit Alaska employees this week, with workers losing jobs at multiple agencies across the state. The scale of the Alaska ...
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Trump’s federal layoffs hit wide range of Alaska agencies on Friday, with fears of many more to come
Anger and confusion among Alaska’s federal workers were rampant on Friday as mass firings ordered by President Donald Trump ...
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‘In Alaska, it’s Denali’: Murkowski, Sullivan unite with state leaders on Alaska mountain’s name
The 34th Alaska Legislature convened just a day after Trump signed “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,” which stated the 2015 move to do away with Denali was an “affront to President ...
Call it Denali, says new bill introduced by Alaska’s two US senators
Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali.