Peltola yanks campaign post that took aim at factory trawling and used footage of Alaska-based CDQ shipThe trawlers and their bycatch have become a key focus of the Senate race between front-runners Mary Peltola, a Democrat, and two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.Anchorage Daily News13d agoWhole story →FoodDan Sullivanalaska senate race
UN appoints US agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food ProgramThe United Nations has announced the appointment of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program. The U.N. food agency calls itself “the world’s frontline responder to hunger” in conflicts, crises and emergencies around the world. Lindberg is the son-in-law of Senate Majority Leader John Thune and is now the U.S. Department of…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution18d agoWhole story →SecurityFoodJohn Thuneworld food program leadership appointment
Sullivan, Peltola trade barbs over high fuel costs and wasteful bycatch at Kodiak fisheries debateDan Sullivan tried to paint Mary Peltola as a do-nothing lawmaker, while Peltola attacked Sullivan for backing a war that has dramatically raised fuel and other costs for fishermen.Anchorage Daily News21d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyDan Sullivanalaska senate debate
