(AP) JUNEAU, Alaska When Alaska state Rep. Kyle Johansen penned a resolution to urge the federal government to take over New York’s Central Park, he may not have expected a hearing on the issue let alone a mention in The New York Times. But he got both. The resolution from Johansen, a Ketchikan Republican, first reported by The Associated Press, was highlighted in the Times’ City Room blog last week. And Monday afternoon the House Resources Committee discussed HJR 31, which argues the federal government’s hold on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is akin to labeling Central Park a wilderness area and halting future improvements or development there (Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com …
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