Bill offers incentives to fill IHS gap
Tax incentives aimed at attracting more job applicants are included in the Indian Health Service Health Professions Tax Fairness Act reintroduce in the U.S. Senate by Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Udall, D-NM.
Homeless Assistance Act advances in U.S. House
Bipartisan legislation to allow tribally designated housing entities access to funds to combat homelessness on tribal lands passed the U.S. House on Monday, Nov. 18.
Cannabis use may lower use of illicit opioids
Researchers in British Columbia have released a study that concludes daily cannabis use may be a beneficial, and less dangerous alternative than illicit opioids.
NOAA announces grants for restoration projects
NOAA Fisheries seeking proposals for a total of $4 million in 2020 grants to be awarded for coastal and marine habitat restoration projects.
America’s languages caucus formed
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska and David Price, D-NC, have launched the Congressional Caucus on American Languages in an effort to enhance foreign language competency and international education among students and business leaders nationwide.
Seattle welcomes Coast Guard icebreaker home
The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy has returned to its Seattle homeport, on the heels of Arctic Ocean research in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Office of Naval Research.
Stamp series would honor women veterans
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate as a companion to a House resolution urges the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp series honoring women veterans of the armed forces.
Federal leadership urged on transboundary water issues
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, has issued the latest plea for federal leadership in resolving issues stemming from mine pollution in British Columbia flowing south in salmon-rich transboundary waters, now into the Kootenai River watershed, a sub-basin of the Columbia River Basin.
Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act introduced in BC
Legislation introduced by British Columbia’s government in collaboration with the First Nations leaders would bring into provincial law recognized standards of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Senate bill includes millions for ocean acidification research
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize millions of dollars through 2024 for ocean acidification research, including partnerships between the seafood industry and academic institutions.
