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Print article Why do some Alaska politicians continue to promote the tired old myth of federal duplicity about Alaska lands, when the truth is so obvious? The latest example: in their ADN commentary (April 23), Sens. Click Bishop and Josh Revak whined about the federal delay in implementing the Native Vietnam veterans land allotment program. Under the sub-head “Broken promises,” they dreamed up the following whopper: “Alaska has contributed more than 60% of its lands to the federal government for conservation purposes. And yet, after 60 years, the federal government continues to break...

They have waited long enough — and they are dying. It is no secret that throughout Alaska’s history, the federal government has gone to great lengths to lock up huge swathes of Alaska land. In a deeply troubling move April 16, the Biden administration announced under Public Land Order 7899, that it has delayed a program that gives qualified Alaska Native Vietnam veterans the opportunity to select a plot of federal land in Alaska. After a 50-year wait, these lands were supposed to be released in February of this year, only to be delayed another two years. A brief history Under the Alaska N...

Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 8:48 am They have waited long enough — and they are dying. It is no secret that throughout Alaska’s history, the federal government has gone to great lengths to lock up huge swathes of Alaska land. In a deeply troubling move April 16, the Biden administration announced under Public Land Order 7899, that it has delayed a program that gives qualified Alaska Native Vietnam veterans the opportunity to select a plot of federal land in Alaska. After a 50-year wait, these lands were supposed to be released in February of this year, only to be delayed ...

Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 8:48 am They have waited long enough — and they are dying. It is no secret that throughout Alaska’s history, the federal government has gone to great lengths to lock up huge swathes of Alaska land. In a deeply troubling move April 16, the Biden administration announced under Public Land Order 7899, that it has delayed a program that gives qualified Alaska Native Vietnam veterans the opportunity to select a plot of federal land in Alaska. After a 50-year wait, these lands were supposed to be released in February of this year, only to be delayed ...

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 9:14am Lawmakers held relatively few hearings around the Easter weekend and instead appear to have manufactured another impasse over time-sensitive legislation that a majority of them feel in some form is critical to running the state. House Bill 76, which would renew the state COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, was pulled from the Senate Finance Committee schedule April 6 and a second Finance hearing for ongoing legislation was canceled as well. As of April 7, lawmakers have gone more than a week without hearing the legislation backed by nearly all of the state�...