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U.S. House Lifts Ban on ANWR Drilling
The Associated PressThe Republican-controlled House has endorsed a plan to vastly expand oil and gas drilling off the nation's coasts to help pay for a $260 billion transportation bill. The legislation has no chance of passing the Senate and faces a White House veto....Tags: Energy, Natural Resources, Republican Party, Politics, Barack Obama
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Alaska's U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Keep F-16s at Eielson
Alaska's U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would forbid the Air Force from transferring F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks.
The Air Force on Friday proposed moving its 21 F-16 fighter jets from Eielson to Joint Base Elmendorf-...Tags: Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski, Ottawa Senators
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Alaska's Congressional Delegation Opposes Base Closures
Alaska's congressional delegation and Gov. Sean Parnell will oppose U.S. Department of Defense plans to seek additional military base closures in the state.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced Thursday the size of the Army will be reduced by 80,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Executive Branch, Leon Panetta
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ANCSA: Young Reintroduces Alaska Native Vets Bill
Channel 2 NewsRepresentative Don Young Don Young reintroduced a bill that allows Alaska Natives who served in Vietnam a chance to obtain lands under ANCSA on Thursday. Young’s legislation, H.R. 3604, would amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Vietnam, Washington, DC
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Young Ethics Investigation: Committee Dismisses Case
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. House Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint about the propriety of contributions made to Rep. Don Young's legal defense fund. The nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics had found that 12 corporations owned and operated by the same group...Tags: Ethics, Values, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Religion and Belief, Economy, Business and Finance
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ConocoPhillips: Corps Grants Permit for Petroleum Reserve Access
Channel 2 NewsConocoPhillips has received a federal permit that will allow the oil company to build bridge and pipeline crossings over Alaska's Colville River and gain access to leases within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers announced...Tags: Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski, Natural Resources, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance
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House Leaders Accept Senate Payroll Tax Extension Terms
Channel 2 NewsHouse leaders have agreed to a two-month extension of Social Security payroll tax cuts and federal unemployment benefits, GOP aides said Thursday. The move reflects a retreat by House Republicans and appears to all but assure 160 million workers aren't...Tags: Mark Begich, Unemployment, Lisa Murkowski, Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Senate
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Arctic Offshore Drilling: Air Permitting Changes in Spending Bill
Channel 2 NewsArctic offshore drilling could move closer to development after new language was introduced in the House’s 2012 Department of Interior spending bill. Alaska’s D.C. delegation is praising language that transfers air quality authority from...Tags: Lisa Murkowski, Interior Policy, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Senate, Environmental Issues
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Bypass Mail Report Draws Response from Alaska Delegation
Bypass mail in Alaska was the topic of a Friday letter from the state's congressional delegation, which says a U.S. Postal Service report on the delivery system is inaccurate and incomplete.
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich and Rep. Don Young on...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Lisa Murkowski, Government Postal Delivery, Mail Order Industry
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Rep. Don Young Named to Highway Funding Conference
Channel 2 NewsU.S. Rep. Don Young will be one of the negotiators charged with ironing out differences between the House and Senate versions on a federal highway plan. Young says the Senate-passed bill under consideration is a "complete disaster for Alaska" as... -
FBI Says White Powder Sent to Alaska Delegation's Offices Is 'Non-Threatening'
KTUU.comAll three members of Alaska's U.S. congressional delegation received packages containing a suspicious powder Monday. FBI spokesperson Eric Gonzalez described the powder sent to the offices as "non-threatening concrete material" Monday evening, saying...Tags: Arizona, Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski, FBI, Alaska
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Young Wants to Roll Back Federal Regulations
U.S. Rep. Don Young says he wants to introduce legislation to repeal every federal regulation put into effect since 1991.
The Alaska Republican says his bill is simple. He would "just null and void" any regulations passed in the past two decades....Tags: Litigation and Regulation
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Dec 20, 2011
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Dec 19, 2011
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Dec 22, 2011
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Dec 15, 2011
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Dec 4, 2011
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Apr 26, 2012
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Aug 15, 2011
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Sep 28, 2011
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