Navy “Strongly Supports†Anchorage for Namesake’s Commissioning Senator Lisa Murkowski received a response from the Secretary of the Navy’s office regarding her November request to have theUSS Anchorage – a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship – commissioned in Anchorage once it completes its sea trials.
January 9, 2011, Juneau, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell ordered state flags lowered to half-staff on Thursday, January 12, in honor and memory of former State Representative Edmund “Ed†Orbeck. He passed away Friday morning in Arizona at the age of 96.
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich released the following statement Friday after the U.S. Department of Labor announced the economy added 200,000 jobs in December bringing unemployment to the lowest level in nearly three years.
Anchorage, Alaska – The Department of Revenue Friday confirmed the State of Alaska’s bond rating has been upgraded to AAA, the highest grade, by Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services. This is the second AAA rating in the state’s history, which reflects the state’s practice of maintaining exceptionally large reserves, extensive fiscal flexibility, and despite […]