(Juneau) – Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced he has appointed Treg Taylor as Attorney General for the Alaska Department of Law and will submit his name for confirmation to the Alaska Legislature this session. Ed Sniffen has removed himself for consideration as Attorney General and will be leaving state service. “Alaska is facing some unprecedented […]
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. lawmakers said Thursday they are “outraged” by the dismissals that Michael Pack, the new chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the agency that oversees Voice of America, has ordered. Pack dismissed the heads of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Free Liberty, the […]
‘The goal here is simple: make sure Alaskans all over the state can pick up the phone and call for help’ SOLDOTNA – Rep. Gary Knopp (R-Soldotna) will serve on the governor’s 911 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group following an appointment to the position by House Speaker Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham). The working group was […]
President Donald Trump has named ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a staunch Trump loyalist, as the acting director of national intelligence. “Rick has represented our country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him,” the president said in a brief tweet announcing his choice. The DNI oversees the entire U.S. intelligence community […]