An executive order signed this week by Pres. Donald Trump has closed the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program until further notice. The freeze means the futures of refugees from around the world who were scheduled to come to Alaska are now in limbo.
A presidential spending freeze with few details left nonprofits, state officials and school administrators scrambling.
King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired by President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska.
Immigration lawyers say knowledge is power amid a changing administration and uncertain future for many noncitizens.
The House resolution, sponsored by Rep. Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks, says the name Denali is “deeply ingrained in the state’s culture and identity” and urges Trump to maintain Denali as the peak’s official name in federal databases.
A freeze on federal grants and loans by the Trump administration that was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge has left Alaska’s governor and congressional delegation wondering how Alaska will feel the impacts.
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.
On Monday President Donald Trump revived that dispute ... Ohio are really intent on naming Alaska places, maybe they’d let us name some of theirs?” joked Anchorage's Democratic mayor Ethan ...
A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The state’s senators prefer the Native name.
Alaska lawmaker says disruption “could be catastrophic” for education, homeless, other programs.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — North America’s tallest peak ... its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired ...