JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott took significant steps today to ease the adoption process of Alaska Native children to allow them to stay with relatives or tribal members. Gov. Walker has filed legislation that will to allow for more flexibility in the adoption petition form. This will ensure that the preference for […]
JUNEAU—Governor Walker Wednesday issued an executive proclamation to convene members of the House and Senate into a joint session at 10 a.m. on Friday to vote on the governor’s appointments for Commissioners, Boards and Commissions. “I have assembled a team of respectable, hardworking Alaskans—many of whom have quit their jobs and relocated their families so […]
JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker Tuesday extended his thanks to the state agencies, private industry representatives, and private contractors who have been working together to re-open the Dalton Highway. These efforts come in response to flooding on the Sagavanirktok (Sag) River, between miles 390 and 405 of the Dalton Highway, and Governor Walker’s April 7th […]
Governor Bill Walker declared a state disaster in response to flooding that has made the Dalton Highway impassable. The state will fund eligible emergency response cost, and eligible repair work, for the water overrun along the Dalton Highway. Beginning March 13, the Sagavanirktok (Sag) River overflowed the Dalton Highway between Mile 390 and Mile 405 […]