(Anchorage) – In an op-ed published today in the Washington Examiner, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat President John Hopson Jr. shared a unified view reminding Congress of its obligations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as members consider the proposed federal budget reconciliation bill. Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat […]
November 12, 2021 (Anchorage) – Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy commended the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on its decision to halt the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The court on Saturday had issued a temporary stay, pending its deliberations this week. “For a federal court of appeals […]
November 10, 2021 (Anchorage) – Alaska joined a coalition of states today in a lawsuit to block a federal government effort to make health care providers force their employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine. A new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) rule would mandate vaccines for almost every full-time, part-time, volunteer or contract […]
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has populated the Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation. In October, Governor Dunleavy issued Administrative Order No. 324 to establish the Governor’s Advisory Council on Opioid Remediation. There are five local government officials among the appointees including Daniel Grimes, Bryce Ward, Karl Soderstrom, Glenn Steckman and Richard Simmons. Additionally, […]