The voter credentials bill got 51 votes to advance but not enough to clear the Senate. Sen. Murkowski says she’s for voter ID but says the bill would disenfranchise Alaskans.
Federal Government
At Anchorage stopover, Interior Secretary touts Alaska’s role in ‘energy dominance’
Sec. Doug Burgum stopped briefly in Alaska Thursday on his way to a conference in Tokyo.
Alaska National Guard says planned deployment to Washington DC pushed to May
Officials with the Alaska National Guard said plans to deploy a trained rapid response force this month to support federal authorities in Washington D.C. has been pushed back to May.
Rep. Begich tells legislators to seize the moment on resource extraction and gas line
Alaska’s U.S. House member struck a bipartisan tone in his second address to the state Legislature. He barely mentioned President Trump, even as he praised Trump’s policies.
Trump administration plans to end ban on bear baiting in Alaska national preserves
The proposal would reestablish state authority to manage sport hunting and trapping in federal territory that is part of the national park system.
Alaska officials stonewall state legislators on justification for handing voter data to feds
The Alaska Division of Elections and Department of Law declined to waive confidentiality on advice that led the state to hand detailed data to the U.S. Department of Justice.