Sullivan Introduces Bycatch Reduction Act

Sullivan Introduces Bycatch Reduction Act

  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, last week introduced the Bycatch Reduction Act, an updated version of bycatch legislation Sen. Sullivan introduced last year that incorporates extensive input from Alaska stakeholders. The legislation is an outgrowth of Sen. Sullivan’s Alaska Salmon Task Force Act, which was signed into […]

Governor Signs House Bill 73 to Help Close Critical Gap in Alaska’s Continuum of Care

Governor Signs House Bill 73 to Help Close Critical Gap in Alaska’s Continuum of Care

  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 […]

Legislature Sustains Veto of Critical Youth Mental Health Bill

Legislature Sustains Veto of Critical Youth Mental Health Bill

  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 […]

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