U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of the final Republican holdouts, but ultimately voted in favor of the measure. GOP leadership added several Alaska-specific provisions to the bill, including tax benefits for whalers and Western Alaska fishermen.
The Alaska Legislature is moving toward issuing subpoenas related to an audit of oil and gas taxes collected by the administration of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, after the governor vetoed a bill that would have clarified the role of the legislative auditor.
Thirty-five immigration detainees held for weeks in an Anchorage jail as part of a deal between the state and ICE have been transferred out of state, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections.
Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small village of Elim fear a mine would pollute the river they depend on. (via Northern Journal)
