(Juneau) — The State of Alaska strongly opposes draft regulations published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would usurp the state’s authority to manage fish and wildlife in Alaska’s 16 national wildlife refuges. Released Thursday for preliminary public review, the proposed rule would require that fish and wildlife be managed for natural fluctuations, […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker released the FY2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) appropriation and revenue bills Tuesday as part of the Walker-Mallott Administration’s New Sustainable Alaska Plan. Rolled out last week in Anchorage, the plan addresses the state’s $3.5 billion budget deficit using a combination of spending cuts, new revenue, wealth management […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker unveiled the New Sustainable Alaska Plan, the administration’s blueprint for the state’s economic future, and the budget for fiscal year 2017. The New Sustainable Alaska Plan retools how government powers the state economy through continued spending cuts, wealth management, new revenue and investment. “This is a major paradigm shift in how the […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker Tuesday made available the signed gas availability agreement between the state and two of its gasline project partners, BP and ConocoPhillips. “I thank BP and ConocoPhillips for making public the signed agreement so Alaskans can fully appreciate the significance of this project milestone,” Governor Walker said. “This agreement ensures that there will […]