(Juneau) – Thursday Governor Mike Dunleavy issued Administrative Order 344, establishing the Alaska Energy Security Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to develop a comprehensive statewide energy plan that will evaluate the energy generation, distribution, and transmission for the State of Alaska and its communities. The development of the plan will […]
(JUNEAU) – The State of Alaska has completed its decennial review of the Community Development Quota (CDQ) groups and determined that all six have maintained or improved performance with respect to criteria outlined in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2006. Established in 1992, the Western Alaska CDQ Program is a federal fisheries […]
On behalf of four individuals, and others similarly situated, ACLU of Alaska files suit against DOC and its commissioner for violating due process and equal protection rights of incarcerated people seeking meaningful opportunities for transitional programming. ANCHORAGE – On Thursday, the ACLU of Alaska filed suit in state court to protect the civil rights and […]
JUNEAU–Following comments in a House Judiciary Committee hearing in which Wasilla Rep. David Eastman asserted that child victims of abuse who die represent a “benefit to society” and a “cost savings” to the state, Rep. Andrew Gray moved for the censure of the representative. The motion to censure passed the House by a vote of […]