(MATANUSKA-SUSITNA VALLEY, Alaska) – This week, on Dec. 12, 2016, an investigation by the Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) in the Mat-Su Valley came to completion for one man involved in large drug ring. Anchorage resident Seneca Neal, 37, was sentenced in Federal Court to 22 years in prison. In early September of 2014, with […]
It was announced by Governor Walker and Lt Governor Byron Mallott on Thursday, that they have selected the no-build alternative for the Juneau Access Improvement Project that would have built a 50-mile road extension to the yet-to-be built ferry terminal. The move frees up $38 million in state funds that were remaining for the project. […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker’s fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) budget reduces state spending while supporting vital services and protecting the permanent fund dividend. The proposed $4.2 billion unrestricted general fund (UGF) operating budget is 23 percent lower than when Governor Walker took office two years ago. To lead by example, Governor […]
The Bureau of Land Management announced on Wednesday that the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A) oil and gas lease sale generated $18.8 million, 50% of which, $9.4 million will be turned over to the state of Alaska. A total of 92 bids were submitted. According to BLM, “The sale offered 145 tracts comprising approximately 1.4 million […]