Governor Dunleavy Issues Disaster Declaration in Response to Imminent Glacial Flood Threat in Juneau

Governor Dunleavy Issues Disaster Declaration in Response to Imminent Glacial Flood Threat in Juneau

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a State Disaster Declaration in response to an imminent threat of catastrophic flooding caused by a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating from Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier.   The declaration follows formal requests for assistance submitted by the City and […]

Democratic Lawmakers Rail Against $20 Million for ICE’s Electric Shock Gloves

Democratic Lawmakers Rail Against $20 Million for ICE’s Electric Shock Gloves

“This is what happens when you have an out-of-control agency that has been given billions in a bottomless slush fund by Trump and the Republican Congress,” said one House Democrat. Democrats in both chambers of Congress this week have joined rights advocates in forcefully denouncing plans for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to spend up to $20 million on […]

Governor Dunleavy Introduces Compromise AK LNG Tax Legislation

Governor Dunleavy Introduces Compromise AK LNG Tax Legislation

(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday Governor Mike Dunleavy transmitted to the Legislature a compromise bill establishing the tax and oversight framework for the Alaska LNG project which can clear the way for the project to begin securing financing. The bill is identical to the Conference Committee version of HB 381 except for three changes: The governor’s […]