Alaska
Sens. Murkowski, Sullivan Celebrate Alaska’s BEAD Approval
Funds are expected to bring high-speed internet to more than 46,000 homes and small businesses across the state.
Rural
FCC’s Trusty Reports on Week-Long Visit to Alaska
Says FCC broadband programs spurring deployment.
Congress
Congress Approves Trump's $9 Billion Cut to Public Broadcasting and Foreign Aid
The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress.
Funding
Senate Votes to Cut Funding for NPR, PBS
Sends amended rescissions package back to the House
Congress
Senate Vote-a-Rama on $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package Begins
Bill would eliminate $1.1B in public broadcasting support for PBS and NPR
Advanced Energy
Senate GOP Removes Tax on Solar and Wind Energy but Dismantles Climate Law Passed by Democrats
Clean energy advocates were deeply disappointed by the bill
Donald Trump
Senate Passes Trump's Big Tax Breaks and Spending Cuts Bill
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie, with 3 Republican senators joining all Democrats in voting against the measure.
American Energy
Tax Bill Passed by House Would Gut Biden-era Clean Energy Tax Credits
The House-passed bill repeals or phases out more quickly clean energy tax credits passed in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Trump Vance Administration
Trump and Musk Aren't the First to Make Deep Cuts
More than 30 years ago, a Clinton-era 'Reinventing Government' saved billions
FCC
Senate Democrats’ Vote Against Net Neutrality Repeal a ‘Political Tool,’ Charges TechFreedom
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2018 – Before the official date on which the Federal Communications Commission’s action changing net neutrality were to go into effect, conservative technology experts slammed a recent Senate vote to restore those Obama-era network neutrality protections “The [Congressional Revi
Lisa Murkowski
Press Release: Alaska to Receive Federal Funds for Rural Wireless Improvement Efforts
In light of new developments in the Universal Service Fund, this press release about the Tribal Mobility Fund caught our eye…. March 5, 2014 – The Federal Communications Commission announced that Alaska’s largest telecommunication provider, General Communication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCMA), is eligible to
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Senate Upholds FCC Open Internet Rules
WASHINGTON Friday November 10, 2011. Thursday afternoon, the Senate voted 52 – 46 to defeat S.J Res 6 which would have overturned the Federal Communication Commissions Open Internet Rules. The rules are now set to go into effect on Nov 20, but they still face challenges in the courts from companies
CPUC
Smart Grid May Present New Opportunities for Broadband, Say Experts
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2009 – Revamping the nation’s energy grid for the 21st Century could increase demand for a nationwide broadband network. But a group of experts from government, standards-setting bodies and industry told senators Tuesday that all stakeholders must first do a better job of workin
