U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski was alone in stridently opposing Trump’s blanket pardon for Jan. 6 defendants, and his order to rename Denali as Mount McKinley.
The projects aim to decrease emissions, lower energy costs and support local infrastructure in rural communities.
His executive order reverses Biden’s plan to make the state a natural museum.
The 47th president is wading back into a century-long dispute over the name we give to North America’s tallest mountain
Alaskan oil and gas analyst Larry Persily was hesitant to declare the president’s policies a big win for the state. “Alaskans should not expect another boom out of this for oil and gas,” Persily said.
In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional Republican who has faced his wrath before and yet remains unbowed by pressure to embrace his agenda.
Federal government involvement in Juneau’s glacial flooding problem isn’t expected to change significantly with Donald Trump back in the White House, although officials working on behalf of the city said they’re omitting references to climate change causing such floods.
The president’s move to revoke a ban on discrimination in federal contracting could have a chilling effect, but it will take an act of Congress to dismantle current programs, an attorney told Construction Dive.