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10.16.15

Today my DC staff was honored to meet and thank the latest group of Last Frontier Honor Flight veterans for their service to our country. They fought for our nation, yet many of these WWII, Korean War...

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10.16.15

I was honored to speak at the Alaska Federation of Natives - Official Page annual convention to talk about our many Alaska heroes: teachers, healthcare workers, subsistence hunters, fishermen and wom...

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10.14.15

The Interior Center for Non-Violent Living in Fairbanks offers advocacy and support services to all of Interior Alaska, including emergency shelter, children’s services, and much more. For 24-hour, co...

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10.14.15

Sullivan Testifies In Support of Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act

10.14.15

If you or a friend experience these behaviors from a partner, remember it’s not your fault and there are advocates waiting to help. It’s important to recognize the signs and to seek help. #DVAM2015 #A...

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10.13.15

What a powerful message. Eighteen-year-old Lacayah Engebretson, the keynote speaker on Monday at the Elders and Young Conference, urged the audience to remember fish camp and the smokehouse when thing...

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10.13.15

Today through Wednesday, the 32nd Annual Alaska Elders & Youth Conference is taking place in Anchorage with the theme: “Not in Our Smokehouse!” As First Alaskans Institute describes, “Our ‘smokehouse’...

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10.12.15

In addition to providing shelter and advocacy for those in violent situations since 1976, Sitkans Against Family Violence collaborates with partners in the community to stop violence before it occurs...

10.10.15

Victims of domestic violence often lack the resources or ability to obtain a lawyer. If you are an attorney, you have the ability to help Alaskans in need get the justice they deserve. Learn more abou...

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10.10.15

Congratulations to Angela Rodell, who was voted unanimously by the Permanent Fund Corporation’s board to be the new Executive Director of the corporation. Angela’s deep well of experience in the finan...

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10.09.15

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a major blow to the Obama Administration’s regulatory overreach, putting a hold on the expansive Waters of the U.S. Rule. This rule is a prime example of the A...

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10.09.15

“No one has to do everything, but everyone can do something.” That’s the driving theme of Green Dot Alaska, a project aimed at engaging individual community members in preventing violence - like domes...

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10.09.15

Bipartisan Tsunami Bill Unanimously Passes Senate, Strengthens Coastal Disaster Preparedness

10.09.15

Sullivan Statement on Nationwide Stay of EPA’s WOTUS Rule

10.08.15

The Cities of Kenai and Soldotna, and the Borough of Kenai have proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On the Peninsula, “52% of adult women … experienced intimate partner violence,...

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10.08.15

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Testifies at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Hearing - October 8, 2015

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10.08.15

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) at Senate Armed Services Hearing - October 8, 2015

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10.07.15

A number of commonsense Senate Democrats joined Republicans yesterday in ending Minority Leader Harry Reid’s filibuster of critical equipment and support for our men and women in uniform. The bill now...

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10.07.15

Alaska’s young people are true role models when it comes to ending the cycle of violence in our state. Students at the Alaska Job Corps Center in the Mat-Su Valley recently made a "Pledge 4 Peace” and...

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10.07.15

This week, the VA announced a new pilot program with Alaska-specific fixes to the Veterans Choice Act. VA Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health Clinical Operations Dr. Thomas Lynch said the firs...

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