WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Alliance to Save Energy issued the following statement: The Alliance to Save Energy released the following statement from Vice President Ben Evans regarding the Senate energy bill released Thursday by Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.): "We appreciate Chairman Murkowski and Ranking Member Manchin's efforts to assemble a bipartisan package. There are a number of good provisions in here f  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 -- NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement: NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield endorsing the "Keeping Critical Connections Act" introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Jon Tester (D-Mont.),  more

VANCOUVER, Washington, March 25 -- PeaceHealth issued the following news: PeaceHealth Medical Group is now offering telephone visits for its patients in Alaska, Oregon and Washington. As we work together to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, this allows our patients to get healthcare services without having to leave their homes, when appropriate. These exams will be offered to: * Patients with already scheduled appointments that can't be postponed to a later date. * Patients   more

VANCOUVER, Washington, March 23 -- PeaceHealth issued the following statement: In an effort to address the public health emergency that has been declared at national, state and local levels due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, government officials are taking action to ensure that the healthcare system is able to provide necessary care safely. To that end, the governors of Washington, Oregon and Alaska - the states where PeaceHealth delivers care to communities - all implemented orders th  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 26 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars issued the following news release on March 25: * * * - High school students interviewed nearly 30 veterans for a documentary, hearing first-hand accounts about what it's like to serve in a war zone * * * Army Chief Warrant Officer Billy Barber stood atop the Chugach Mountain in 1967 at the Summit Site in Anchorage Borough, Alaska. He looked down at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the school where his daughter was enrolled an  more