Washington, D.C. – Alaska’s Congressional Delegation and their colleagues from Washington State are pushing the Food and Drug Administration to change the market name for pollock and clearly differentiate it from inferior fish harvested in Russia. Supporting a request by the Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP), the bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote a letter (attached) […]
It was announced on Wednesday that convicted counterfeiter, Eugene David Downey was sentenced in United States District Court to 30 months in prison for his counterfeiting spree that spanned May 2013 until his arrest in April, 2014. According to court documents, Downey was arrested on state counterfeiting charges and convicted in May of 2013. But, […]
ANCHORAGE — National Preparedness Month will culminate as Alaska health care leaders and emergency preparedness professionals will gather in Anchorage Sept. 27–30 to discuss health and emergency medical preparedness as part of the Hale Borealis Forum. Hosted by the Alaska Division of Public Health, Emergency Programs, the four-day conference expects to draw more than 300 […]
Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sean Parnell announced Monday that the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) filed an administrative claim for breach of contract against Xerox, including a request for an order that Xerox remedy all defects in the Medicaid Management Information System on an expedited basis. “I am determined that Xerox be held […]