(Anchorage, AK) – This week Governor Mike Dunleavy traveled to Whitehorse to meet with Yukon Government leadership in his first official travel to Yukon as governor. Premier Ranj Pillai hosted Governor Dunleavy, along with Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle, and Alaska Department […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Western Marine Construction of Seattle, Washington, will construct a protective rock berm approximately 5,000 feet in length along the north bank of the Kenai River. It will require the placement […]
February 8, 2024 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska First Lady Rose Dunleavy today opened the nomination period for the 2024 First Lady’s Volunteer Awards. The annual awards, started in 1975 by First Lady Bella Hammond, recognize and pay tribute to exceptional volunteers who have made an extraordinary contribution within our communities and state. The 2024 nomination […]
JUNEAU – Last week, the House Labor and Commerce Committee advanced House Bill 100, which would create the Alaska Paid Family Leave Plan. The bill’s sponsor, Representative Jennie Armstrong, has noted that many legislators in both the House and Senate are focused on improving the quality of life for families in Alaska and making it […]