(Anchorage) – In an announcment on Tuesday morning, Governor Mike Dunleavy revealed that he has chosen Glenn Prax, better known as Mike Prax, to take the House District 3 seat for North Pole. That House seat was vacated by Tammie Wilson in January when she resigned and accepted a position with the Alaska Department […]
State Disaster Declared with Request for Federal Aid to Follow (Juneau, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration in response to a series of severe winter storms that impacted State owned and maintained infrastructure on the Kenai Peninsula. The declaration activates the state’s Public Assistance disaster recovery program which is funded by […]
Last week, I shared with you my vision for the Last Frontier – an agenda that highlights the priorities of Alaskans from Kotzebue to Ketchikan. It’s time to examine the way things have always been done. It’s time to leave behind the “that-won’t-work-in-Alaska” crowd. True to that mantra, this year’s agenda is packed with […]
Veto override falls short of the required three-quarter threshold JUNEAU – Friday, the Alaska Legislature held a joint floor session to consider an override of two of the governor’s major FY2020 budget vetoes. Lawmakers voted on a measure to restore a $5 million investment the Legislature made in the Alaska Marine Highway System, and […]