Alaska is positively crying for money for schools, human services, road maintenance and infrastructure needs, yet the Legislature leaves millions of dollars on the table for every year that they fail to update the mining laws. Let’s put it into perspective. The...
Recently, Advocates for Safe Alaska Highways (ASAH) was contacted by the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT), a national advocacy group that promotes highway safety and sound transportation policies since 1995. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, CABT has put out a...
As you may have heard in the news, the Committee for Safe Communities had to drop its lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Transportation due to running out of funds. The lawsuit has been ongoing since it was filed on October 19, 2023. The press release is here....
In FY2024, total Alaska State Revenue was approximately $15.5 billion dollars. Of that amount, mining activities brought in about $62 million, or roughly 0.4%. This percentage has remained less than one percent since FY2020. This is for all mining on lands owned by...
Several members of ASAH gave a presentation to the House Transportation Committee in Juneau on February 20, 2025, during Highway Safety Week. Our presentation followed one given by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and begins at...
