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Alaska Sues Biden Administration for Breaking Promises on Federal Land Orders

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on Jul 8, 2021   Featured, State  

Alaska Sues Biden Administration for Breaking Promises on Federal Land Orders

(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, on the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Alaska Statehood Act, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that the State of Alaska is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior for illegally and unjustifiably extending decades-long restrictions on nearly 28 million acres of federal land in Alaska. The action by Secretary Haaland […]

Alaska’s COVID Alert Level Drops From High to Intermediate

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on May 20, 2021   Featured, Health, State  

Alaska’s COVID Alert Level Drops From High to Intermediate

May 20, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Commending Alaskans’ efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the statewide COVID-19 14-day average case rate has dropped from a classified “high” to an “intermediate” level, with 9.95 cases per 100,000. Alaska has been in the high alert category, with greater than 10 […]

Alaska Granted Motion to Join Defense of Salmon Fisheries in Southeast

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on Apr 1, 2021   Featured, Southeast Alaska, State  

Alaska Granted Motion to Join Defense of Salmon Fisheries in Southeast

(Juneau, AK) – The State of Alaska’s motion to intervene in a federal case that would threaten Southeast Alaska’s salmon fisheries was granted by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington on Tuesday. The Wild Fish Conservancy, a conservation organization based in Washington state, claims that Alaska’s management of fisheries under the […]

Governor Dunleavy Issues Statement on Biden’s Halt of ANWR Development

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on Jan 20, 2021   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

Governor Dunleavy Issues Statement on Biden’s Halt of ANWR Development

January 20, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a statement on today’s decision of incoming President Joe Biden to halt oil and gas activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The decision follows the historic lease sale held on January 6, 2021. Today’s announcement to shut down development in the Arctic […]

Governor Dunleavy Recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on Jan 18, 2021   Featured, State  

Governor Dunleavy Recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a proclamation declaring January 18, 2021 as “Martin Luther King, Jr. Day” in the State of Alaska. WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream of advancing equality and justice for all people helped shape our nation and redirect the dialogue about race for […]

Governor Dunleavy Proclaims November 11th Veterans and Remembrance Day

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on Nov 11, 2020   Featured, State  

Governor Dunleavy Proclaims November 11th Veterans and Remembrance Day

(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed today, November 11, 2020 as “Veterans and Remembrance Day” in Alaska and issued the following remarks:  “We celebrate our warriors on the 11th day of the 11th month in tribute to the temporary cessation of hostility in 1918 at 11 a.m., when the Allies and Germany […]

Office of the Governor to Host Virtual Town Hall Meeting

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on May 26, 2020   Events/Notices, Featured  

Office of the Governor to Host Virtual Town Hall Meeting

  May 26, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Tonight at 5:30pm, the Office of the Governor will host the second Virtual Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19. Commissioner Adam Crum, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink, along with a panel of public health officials and medical experts, will answer […]

2020 Permanent Fund Dividend to Begin Distribution July 1

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on May 21, 2020   Featured, State  

2020 Permanent Fund Dividend to Begin Distribution July 1

  (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Wednesday announced the Permanent Fund Dividend Division will begin distribution of the 2020 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) to eligible Alaskans on July 1, 2020. “This has been a difficult situation for everyone – individual Alaskans have been hurt economically, businesses have been hurt economically. We’re going to […]

State of Alaska to Focus on Ballot Access for August Primary

By Lauren E. Gilliam | State of Alaska on May 16, 2020   Featured, Politics, State  

State of Alaska to Focus on Ballot Access for August Primary

  May 15, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer, along with the Alaska Division of Elections, today announced the State of Alaska will conduct the August primary election in the traditional manner, utilizing all existing options for Alaskans to vote including absentee voting, early voting up to two weeks prior to Election Day, […]

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