Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska
Blue Star Welcome Week 2026
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Blue Star Welcome Week 2026
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WHEREAS, Blue Star Families seeks to empower military families by connecting them with their neighbors, individuals and organizations to cultivate vibrant communities of mutual support; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the 600,000 active-duty and transitioning military families who relocate to new communities each year and nearly half of this permanent change of station
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Federal Register: FAA Proposes Expanded Class E Airspace Overhaul Across Alaska to Enhance Instrument Flight Rules Safety
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Establishment, Modification, and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Alaska, AK
This action supplements a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published by the FAA in the Federal Register on June 17, 2025, which proposed to establish Class E domestic en route airspace within a designated landmass and within 12 miles from a designated shor
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Hunting and Fishing Day 2026
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Hunting and Fishing Day 2026
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WHEREAS, Alaska is blessed with a diversity of wildlife and wide-ranging landscapes that offer bountiful resources; and
WHEREAS, the heritage of big game hunting and sport fishing are essential to the State's economic and social well-being and are deeply rooted in the spirit and history of the people who live here; and
WHEREAS, Alaska is renowned worldwide for s
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Topic of CRS Report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43956) on Aug. 31, 2026, entitled "The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Compensation Related to Exposure to Radiation from Atomic Weapons Testing, Radioactive Waste and Uranium Mining" by disability policy specialist Scott D. Szymendera.
Here are excerpts:
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SUMMARY
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) provides one-time benefit payments to persons who may have developed ca
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