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News from May 2023

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Murkowski Supports Comprehensive Permitting and Environmental Review Reform Legislation

By Last Frontier News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), former chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), joined Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee in introducing legislation to substantively reform the nation’s broken permitting and environmental review processes, which are currently delaying key energy, infrastructure, and transportation projects across America.

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Alaska deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending April 29

By Last Frontier News | May 16, 2023

Alaska's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Murkowski Hosts SCPAR Conference, Emphasizes U.S. Role as an Arctic Nation

By Last Frontier News Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) recently hosted leaders from five Arctic nations in Washington, DC, as part of a conference of the Standing Committee of Arctic Parliamentarians (SCPAR).

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First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards Ceremony Honors Seven Alaskans

By Last Frontier News Report | May 16, 2023

On May 16, 2023, First Lady Rose Dunleavy congratulated seven First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year recipients at the ceremonial luncheon at the Governor’s Residence in Juneau, Alaska

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Sullivan & 43 Gop Senators Declare Opposition to Raising Debt Limit Without Substantive Spending and Budget Reforms

By Last Frontier News Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and 42 other Republican Senators sent the letter below to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

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Murkowski Congratulates Norway on Assumption of Chairship of Arctic Council

By Last Frontier News Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on May 11, 2023 released the following statement as the Chairship of the Arctic Council, the world’s leading forum for intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration among the nations of the Far North, passed from Russia to Norway.

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Alaska implements no new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2022

By Last Frontier News | May 15, 2023

Alaska implemented no new policies or incentives supporting energy efficiency during 2022, according to data obtained from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE).

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Peace Officers Memorial Day

By Last Frontier News Report | May 15, 2023

President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation that designated May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which it falls as National Police Week

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Tester, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect Critical Services, Essential Resources for Veterans

By Last Frontier News Report | May 15, 2023

Senators introduce CHARGE Act to extend veterans’ programs and services set to expire May 11th - including support for unhoused veterans, caregivers, and State Veterans Homes

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Schatz, Murkowski, Hirono, Sullivan Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Fair Medicare Payments, Make Cost-of-living Adjustment for Hawai‘i, Alaska Nursing Homes

By Last Frontier News Report | May 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on May 10, 20232 reintroduced legislation that would provide for fair Medicare payments for nursing facilities in Hawai‘i and Alaska.

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Weekly Recap May 13: 39 Alaska business licenses issued to businesses out of state

By Last Frontier News | May 14, 2023

There were 39 business licenses issued to companies located outside of Alaska during the week ending May 13, according to Alaska’s Department of Commerce.

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Alaska during week April 29

By Last Frontier News | May 14, 2023

Alaska's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Delegation Helps Convince USDA to Approve Major Purchase of Alaska Seafood

By Last Frontier News Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, and U.S. Representative Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it has approved the purchase of up to $119.5 million worth of Alaskan Sockeye and Pacific Groundfish, which will be distributed across the country through federal food assistance programs.

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Sullivan, Van Hollen Recognize U.s. Foreign Service Day

By Last Frontier News Report | May 14, 2023

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have passed a Senate resolution celebrating May 5, 2023 as “Foreign Service Day.”

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Alaska Legislature Confirms Governor Dunleavy’s Commissioners

By Last Frontier News Report | May 14, 2023

On May 9, 2023, The Alaska State Legislature has confirmed all of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s appointees to lead state departments

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Sullivan Blasts U.s. Navy for Violating Law, Putting American Lives at Risk

By Last Frontier News Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), spoke on the Senate floor last night about the U.S. Navy’s flagrant violation of a law requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to maintain a minimum of 31 amphibious warships.

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Murkowski Recognizes MMIW Day of Awareness

By Last Frontier News Report | May 13, 2023

On May 5, 2023 , U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement recognizing National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

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Governor Dunleavy’s Postpartum Medicaid Bill Passes Legislature

By Last Frontier News Report | May 13, 2023

On May 5, 2023, the Alaska State Legislature passed Senate Bill 58, Governor Mike Dunleavy’s postpartum Medicaid legislation

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“MEASURES DISCHARGED PETITIONS” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on May 10

By Last Frontier News | May 12, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “MEASURES DISCHARGED PETITIONS” on May 10.

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State Employee Appreciation Day

By Last Frontier News Report | May 12, 2023

WHEREAS, public servants play a critical role in providing and supporting the framework within which Alaska’s schools, businesses, and communities can thrive