Murkowski urges lawmakers to address shrinking population

Iris Samuels

ALASKA LEGISLATURE

Anchorage Daily News

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski urged Alaska lawmakers to stem the tide of outmigration by investing in transportation, resource development and child care, among other areas, in a fiery speech to the Legislature on Wednesday.

“I maybe didn’t stay in my lane,” the 20-year Republican senator said after spending much of her hourlong address instructing lawmakers on state policy proposals, in what she called “the tough love part” of her comments.

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