Friday - October 23, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska

4 items
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 4)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49354) on Sept. 17, 2026, entitled "The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:" (Continued from part 1 of 4) * * * Title II: Building More in America Section 201. Increasing housing in opportunity zones The 2017 tax revision (P.L. 115-97) temporarily authorized opportunity zone tax incentives, which are provided to encourage investment in qualified opportunity zones./36 Opportunity zones are low  more
Arctic Slope Regional Corp. Urges Regulatory Reforms to Balance Arctic Drilling Safety and Flexibility
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Anchorage Office 3900 C Street, Suite 801 Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5963 907.339.6000 FAX 907.339.6028 1.800.770.2772 October 5, 2026 Mr. Bobby Kurtz Acting Alaska OCS Regional Director U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 2751 DeBarr Road, Suite 200 Anchorage, Alaska 99508 Mr  more
Coalition Seeks Court Approval for Settlement With Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Pharma Over Conspiracy to Inflate Generic Drug Prices
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 8 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Seeks Court Approval for Settlement With Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Pharma Over Conspiracy to Inflate Generic Drug Prices * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged  more
Ranked-Choice Voting - Legal Challenges & Considerations for Congress Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10837) by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Ranked-Choice Voting: Legal Challenges and Considerations for Congress Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is an alternative voting system that allows voters to rank multiple candidates on a ballot in order of preference. RCV has been adopted in nearly 50 jurisdictions across the United States, including for statewide and federal   more