ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott applauded Sunday’s announcement from the Department of Interior and the White House to officially change the name of Mount McKinley to Denali. This announcement comes after Interior Secretary Sally Jewell issued a Secretarial Order officially changing the name of North America’s tallest mountain. “For decades, […]
ANCHORAGE – On Tuesday, Governor Walker announced that he had accepted the offer of pro bono representation from the Anchorage law firm Dillon & Findley to defend the Governor’s actions to expand Medicaid in Alaska. Dillon & Findley is a boutique law firm that specializes in complex litigation, including medical legal work and tax litigation. […]
Searchers retrieved one body from the massive, deadly Sitka mudslide and two remain missing on Thursday as searchers continue to work through the debris. 25-year-old Ulises Diaz and 26-year-old Elmer Diaz, two men working on a house in the path of the slide, and a city building inspector, 61-year-old William Stortz, remain missing. Ulises, and his […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced Monday that his office recently began an administrative review on the Alaska Department of Corrections to look for ways to improve department policies and ensure inmate safety. The review is being led by Dean Williams, former Superintendent of the McLaughlin Youth Center and Special Assistant to Governor Walker, and […]