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Governor Parnell Signs Two Bills During Trip to Kotzebue
While at Kotzebue's Northwest Magnet School on Tuesday, Governor Parnell signed two pieces of legislation aimed at improving rural education in Alaska. ... Full story
Flags Lowered Today for Representative Jack Fuller
Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell has ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, June 18, in honor and memory of former Representative John (Jack) G. Fuller. Representative Fuller died June 11 in Wasilla. He was 91. ... Full story
Innovators Launch First Indigenous-owned Video Game Company
NEW YORK—Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC), along with development and publishing partner E-Line Media, announced today the launch of the first indigenous-owned video game company in the U.S.—Upper One Games, LLC—during the 10th Annual Games For Change Festival. ... Full story
Governor Parnell Amends Declaration of Disaster Emergency to Lower Yukon Regional Educational Attendance Area
Prolonged flooding in the interior of Alaska prompted Alaska's Governor Parnell to amend the Declaration of Disaster Emergency for 2013. ... Full story
Murkowski Calls on White House to Expedite Disaster Funds for Alaskan Flood Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski Thursday wrote President Barack Obama to ensure Interior Alaskans recovering from receding spring flood waters and devastating damage are given the same federal assistance to help their communities recover as all others across the nation. In doing so, she stressed equal attention to Alaska’s rural community needs, saying it would be wrong “to exclude these communities from individual assistance simply because they are small and remote.” ... Full story
Governor Signs Senate Bill 86 Extending Alaska's Royalty Oil Contract with Flint Hills
On a visit to the Flint Hills refinery in North Pole on Tuesday, Governor Parnell signed Senate Bill 86. That Senate Bill extends the state's contract with the refinery. ... Full story
Begich Demands End to Secret Interpretations of Surveillance Law to Protect Alaskans’ Privacy
Determined to bring more transparency to government and protect Alaskans’ privacy rights, U.S. Senator Mark Begich Tuesday co-sponsored a bill that would put an end to the secret court rulings on controversial government surveillance programs. ... Full story
Alaska’s Oil, Alaska’s Loss
JUNEAU – Today, the House Democratic Caucus published a real-time counter on its website (akdemocrats.org/giveaway/) to show Alaskans up-to-the-minute losses from the governor’s oil wealth giveaway, SB21. While the Governor's giveaway is extremely generous to corporations in London and Houston, the giveaway will adversely impact individual Alaskans. ... Full story
Governor’s North Star Award Winners Announced
Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell Friday announced the winners of the 2013 Governor's North Star Awards for International Excellence. Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell presented the awards at the annual Export Alaska luncheon in Anchorage. The 2013 recipients are: ... Full story
Governor Lays the Groundwork for Gas Trucking
Fairbanks, Alaska – Continuing his commitment to lower Alaskans’ energy costs, Governor Sean Parnell Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 23, legislation to put in place a $362.5 million financing package for natural gas liquefaction on the North Slope and a distribution system. ... Full story
Summer School Options Severely Limited for Anchorage Students
For the first time in recent history, the Anchorage School District will not be opening its doors for summer school. ... Full story
Tanana City Manager and Tanana City Expediter Charged with Wire Fraud and Theft of Federal Property
It was announced by U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler of the Justice Department today that two Fairbanks residents were charged with nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of theft from a local government receiving federal funds. ... Full story
