Homeowners and Renters in Affected Areas Encouraged to Apply for Recovery Grants JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a Disaster Declaration today for the Alaska Gateway Regional Education Attendance Area (REAA), including Tok, impacted by the Mukluk Fire. The declaration activates the state’s Public and Individual Assistance program. The Division […]
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) released the following statement after a federal judge in Alaska issued a ruling on Tuesday that blocks a proposed land exchange to facilitate construction of a life-saving road between the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska, and nearby Cold Bay, which is home to an all-weather airport. “Today’s ruling by […]
SEWARD—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee overseeing the Coast Guard, and Admiral Kevin Lunday, the 28th Commandant of the Coast Guard, last week celebrated the awarding of more than $2.3 million in federal grants to two Seward shipyard operators to expand vessel-handling capacity, modernize equipment, and strengthen Alaska’s maritime infrastructure. […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a State Disaster Declaration in response to an imminent threat of catastrophic flooding caused by a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating from Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier. The declaration follows formal requests for assistance submitted by the City and […]