The outlook for federal funding of programs like public radio and Big Brothers Big Sisters isn’t good, U.S. Sen Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said in an interview during her recent visit here.
“It’s tough. The reality is with earmarks being disallowed, the funding (former Sen. Ted) Stevens got, it’s not possible to get that,” Murkowski said.
Without earmarks, it’s difficult for Alaska, with its relatively small population, to compete for pots of federal money, she said.…
