(Anchorage, AK) – Acting Attorney General Cori Mills has announced that Alaska, as part of a coalition of 44 attorneys general, has settled with the Laboratory Corporation of America (“Labcorp”) after a multistate investigation into the 2019 data breach that leaked personal patient information through a medical debt collector. Labcorp used Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska has joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Montana, challenging the constitutionality of Maine’s 72-hour waiting periods for firearms purchases. “The Constitution acknowledges the rights of citizens to firearms, and it is incredibly clear that nothing shall stop the free exercise of those rights,” said Acting […]
After three days of trenching and laying cable through the Valdez tidal flats, in the early morning hours of September 29th 1904, the U.S. Army Transport Burnside began laying 650 miles of cable from Valdez to the southeast community of Sitka. The steamer was successful in its task of laying the cable, which would cut […]
Mallard — Nillqitaq Nillqitat amlertut.—There are many mallards. Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) are an abundant species of dabbling duck found in wetlands around the world. These animals eat a wide range of foods, from plants and insects to fish eggs, invertebrates, and snacks offered by people. They are present across Alaska during the summer breeding season […]
