Monthly Archives: April 2016
Sen. Murkowski Announces Participants in Phase Two of Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency Competition
Alaska, today announced the 13 rural communities selected for targeted technical assistance funding as part of the next phase of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency (RACEE) competition.
Energy Department Announces Technical Assistance for Self-Sufficiency and Lower Energy Costs for Rural Alaska...
At the Rural Energy Conference in Fairbanks, AK, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 13 recipients of Remote Alaska Communities Energy Efficiency (RACEE) technical assistance, and released its “Sustainable Energy Solutions for Rural Alaska” report.
Senate Unanimously Approves Murkowski’s Major Lands and Water Package for Energy Bill
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved two amendments offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to her broad, bipartisan energy bill. The first, to provide needed flexibility to the Alaska gasline project, passed the Senate by voice vote. The second, to add a resources title composed of 30 lands and water bills to the underlying bill, later passed by a roll call vote of 97 to 0.
Sens. Murkowski, Cantwell to Hold Press Conference Following Vote on Bipartisan Energy Bill
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., will hold a press conference following the Senate’s vote on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act. The press conference will begin at 10:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, April 20 in the Senate Radio and TV Press Gallery.
Hughes’ HB8 will reduce financial exploitation and protect Alaskans
The Alaska Legislature acted to improve the state’s power of attorney’s law to better serve our pioneers, elders and combat fraud. House Bill 8 by Representative Shelley Hughes is in response to the problems caused in our current laws that hinder reasonable elder care powers of attorney (POA,) like allowing parties to be separated by state lines, among others. The measure carries a number of statute changes to better serve Alaskans by better defining state law and improving the statutory POA form
House Passes Bill to Address Rural Clean Water
Rural Alaska’s widespread lack of modern and robust water and sewer infrastructure stands to get a thorough review following the Alaska House’s passage of a bill by Rep. Neal Foster to create an advisory committee to study the best ways to improve conditions.
House Votes to Protect Constitutional Balance of Power
The Alaska House of Representatives today voted to close a loophole in the process for accepting additional funds for items in the budget when the legislature is not in session, protecting Alaska’s constitutional balance of powers
