(Juneau) – Friday morning, Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation establishing two new state funds to combat opioid addiction in the state. This bill creates the Opioid Settlement Investment Fund (OSIF) and the Opioid Remediation Fund (ORF). To date, the State has secured around $53 million in settlements from opioid lawsuits and anticipates another $30 million […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska), Thursday welcomed a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision to deny an injunction requested by environmental groups against Alaska’s Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A). “Alaska is unique when […]
FAIRBANKS – On April 14, 2023, Senior District Judge Ralph R. Beistline of the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska sentenced Jason Benjamin O’Bryan, 30, of Fairbanks, Alaska, to 121 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to distribute 897 grams of methamphetamine and possession of nine firearms. […]
JUNEAU – Legislation by Fairbanks Rep. Ashley Carrick defining electric-assisted bicycles (E-Bikes) in Alaska statute and specifying that E-Bikes be regulated as bicycles passed the House Monday with bipartisan support on a vote of 39-1. E-Bikes are becoming increasingly common as a means of transportation and recreation, yet their legal status remains uncertain. House Bill […]