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The US Forest Service (USFS) is currently conducting a 5-year review of the 2008 Tongass National Forest Land & Resource Management Plan. A public comment period on the plan began in January and concluded on June 30th. This […]
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After a prolonged and tumultuous process, the Alaska Redistricting Board finally approved new legislative districts on July 14th. The current legislative map under which the 2012 elections were held had been thrown out by the Alaska Supreme Court […]
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in partnership with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has released the Gravina Access Project Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for review and comment. A 45-day public comment […]
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Recently the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) organized a Cross Border Security and Economic Development Tour, which included two days in Ketchikan last weekend. State and provincial lawmakers from Alaska, Washington and Canada, as well as congressional staff […]
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My office continues to work toward finding solutions to the rapidly growing sea otter population which is decimating the shellfish biomass in the commercial, subsistence and personal use fisheries throughout Southeast. On July 2nd, my staff participated in […]