(Anchorage) – Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer signed an extradition request to the Governor of Maine on March 7 for Steven Harris Downs, a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, accused of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault in the death of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie in April 1993. “After 26 long years, it […]
“Prudhoe Bay Governor” Dies at the age of 94, Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Through Sunday (Juneau, Alaska) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy wish to express their condolences to the family of former Alaska Governor Keith Miller. Miller, Alaska’s third Governor, passed away last Saturday at the age […]
SB 76 Would Save $421,000 Per Year JUNEAU – Sen. Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced legislation today that repeals the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission. This commission was established in 2005 to keep Workers’ Compensation appeals out of the court system, but in practice the same ratio of cases are appealed to the Supreme Court. Eliminating […]
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young achieved a history-making milestone by becoming the longest-serving Republican in the history of the United States Congress. Congressman Young breaks a record previously held by former Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon. “It has been the honor of my life to represent our great state in […]