Anchorage, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy signed House Bill 73 into law, advancing Alaska’s complex care work and helping address a longstanding gap in care for Alaskans with severe, complex behavioral health and medical needs. “Alaska has long recognized a significant gap in care for individuals whose needs cannot be safely met at home […]
JUNEAU, AK – At a time when Alaska faces urgent youth mental health and suicide prevention challenges, state legislators this past Saturday voted to sustain Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto of SB 41, Public Schools: Mental Health Education–a bipartisan bill that would have directed the State Board of Education to develop guidelines for mental health […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Thursday to 4.75 years in prison for trafficking firearms and illegally possessing a machine gun. According to court documents, starting in January 2025, Kendon Rowcroft-Ivy, 20, began communicating via text message with an individual to arrange the sale of firearms. On Jan. 31, 2025, Rowcroft-Ivy met […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the Disposable Food Service Ware bill (HB 25) on Thursday. The legislation, sponsored by state Rep. Andy Josephson, would have prohibited restaurants and other food service operations from providing prepared food or drink in polystyrene foam containers. Polystyrene foam is not readily biodegradable and breaks down into […]