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News from May 2023

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Murkowski Welcomes $11.8 Million in IIJA Funding to Cleanup Brownfields

By Last Frontier News Report | May 31, 2023

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on May 26 welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that over $11.8 million in funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is being awarded across seven projects in Alaska through the Brownfields Program.

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Great Outdoors Month

By Last Frontier News Report | May 31, 2023

Alaska is known for its expansive landscapes, and people from around the world come to experience the breathtaking views and diverse wildlife the Last Frontier has to offer

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Governor Dunleavy Signs Bill to Continue Renewable Energy Grant Fund

By Last Frontier News Report | May 31, 2023

On May 25, Governor Mike Dunleavy signed HB 62 into law, continuing the Renewable Energy Fund in perpetuity

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Harold Gregory Sentenced to 33 Years for Murder of Girlfriend

By Last Frontier News Report | May 31, 2023

On May 23, 2023, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 33-year-old Harold Gregory of Crooked Creek to 45 years with 12 years suspended and 33 years to serve for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Cheryl Sakar

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Murkowski Applauds Alaska’s Kuskokwim Consortium Library on Winning Nation’s Highest Honor

By Last Frontier News Report | May 30, 2023

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on May 26 made the following statement after the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel, Alaska, the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service – the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries.

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SCOTUS SHRINKS WOTUS: Alaska has More Say on its Wetlands

By Last Frontier News Report | May 30, 2023

On May 25, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision limiting the reach of the Clean Water Act, specifically the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency

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Anchorage Jury Convicts Michael Drost for Murdering Dwayne English in December 2018

By Last Frontier News Report | May 30, 2023

On May 23, 2023, an Anchorage jury convicted 37-year-old Michael Drost of murder in the second degree, manslaughter, and criminal trespass in the first degree for the murder of 61-year-old Dwayne English on Dec. 18, 2018

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Sullivan Applauds Supreme Court for Reining in Epa, Upholding Rights of Alaskans

By Last Frontier News Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee and vice chair of the Senate Western Caucus, celebrated the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling yesterday in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), which reins in the Biden administration’s expansive interpretation of the federal government’s authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). Sen. Sullivan has long argued the expansive interpretations of WOTUS under rules promulgated by the Obama administration and the Biden administration usurped the constitutional authority of the states and threatened the rights of individual land owners.

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Murkowski Joins 26 Senators to Reintroduce Bill Seeking Healing for Stolen Native Children and their Communities

By Last Frontier News Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, joined 26 senators in reintroducing S.1723, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States Act, which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.

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Analysis: Alaska one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Last Frontier News Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Last Frontier News shows that Alaska is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.

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Governor Dunleavy’s Office Releases Inaugural Alaska Sustainability Report

By Last Frontier News Report | May 29, 2023

On May 24, at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, the Office of Governor Mike Dunleavy released “The Alaska Standard”, an inaugural Sustainability Report that documents the State’s history of responsible resource development

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Steavin Martin Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault

By Last Frontier News Report | May 29, 2023

On May 23, an Anchorage jury convicted Steavin Martin of one count of attempted sexual assault in the first degree and one count of sexual assault in the second degree

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Out of state businesses had 34 business licenses issued in week ending May 27

By Last Frontier News | May 28, 2023

There were 34 business licenses issued to companies located outside of Alaska during the week ending May 27, according to Alaska’s Department of Commerce.

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Governor Dunleavy Signs Carbon Offset Legislation

By Last Frontier News Report | May 26, 2023

On May 23, 2023, Governor Mike Dunleavy signed SB 48 into law during the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

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“FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 23

By Last Frontier News | May 25, 2023

The Congressional Record published “FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS” in the Senate section on May 23.

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Governor Dunleavy Welcomes Experts and Innovators to Anchorage for the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference

By Last Frontier News Report | May 25, 2023

On May 22, 2023, Governor Dunleavy will kick off the 2023 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference with special guest Erin Brockovich

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Delegation Welcomes Reaffirmation of Alaska LNG Project

By Last Frontier News Report | May 25, 2023

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) this week welcomed a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project.

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Sullivan: Biden Continues Predictable Pattern of Weakness, Belatedly Approves Allied F-16s to Ukraine

By Last Frontier News Report | May 25, 2023

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), on May 19 released the following statement responding to reports that President Joe Biden has approved a plan to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets and for U.S. allies to provide the fourth-generation fighters, signaling a clear reversal from the Biden administration’s year-long rejection of the aid.

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Delegation Welcomes Over $200 Million in Fishery Disasters Funding for Alaska

By Last Frontier News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) welcomed allocations of nearly $216 million in fishery disaster funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Delegation Welcomes Reaffirmation of Alaska Lng Project

By Last Frontier News Report | May 24, 2023

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski (both R-AK) and Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) this week welcomed a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals upholding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project.