The 2021 Iditarod is set to begin on Saturday, but the multi-day sled dog race across Alaska has some major changes planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in this year’s 860-mile course will instead race in a loop that begins outside of Anchorage and eliminates many of the stops traditionally required in previous Iditarod races. The […]
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[LLODO] Murkowski backs Haaland despite ‘misgivings’ about oil, gas restrictions for Alaska
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted Thursday for President Biden’s interior secretary nominee, Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., sending her nomination to the full Senate. The Energy and Natural Resources panel voted 11-9 to approve Haaland’s nomination. Another Republican, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has signaled she will vote to confirm Haaland, setting up a likely 52-48 successful […]