Parallel pieces of legislation prioritizing the ongoing expansion of the Port of Nome cleared committees in the U.S. House and Senate this week. Nome’s Port Director, Joy Baker, said the port’s inclusion in the House and Senate versions of the Waterways Resource Development Act bill brings a big boost to the overdue and over budget project. “This is the delegation in Congress saying, ‘We will not reduce the scope of this project because of its…
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