ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker today signed into law House Bills 57 and 59, approving the $4.9 billion operating budget bills the legislature passed for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018), without vetoes. State spending for department operations has been cut $145 million from the previous year, and total state spending on the […]
JUNEAU — The United States Mint has released candidate designs that commemorate Alaska Native Civil Rights Leader Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Law as part of the Native American $1 Coin Program. The Act (Public Law 110-82) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins with reverse designs bearing images celebrating […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Governor Bill Walker met in Washington, D.C., Wednesday with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in to discuss ways to deepen the strong trade partnership between the State of Alaska and South Korea. Governor Walker attended the meeting with President Moon—after the Governor participated in President Donald Trump’s energy roundtable discussions at the White House. […]
Juneau – Thursday, the leadership of the Alaska Senate Majority reversed course and called for action during the Second Special Session on legislation to fix Alaska’s flawed system of subsidizing the oil and gas industry on the North Slope through overly-generous tax credits. The Alaska House Majority Coalition welcomes a renewed focus on this important […]