Although the official announcement that Thomas Riggs would become the third Territorial Governor of Alaska wouldn’t come until much later, President Woodrow Wilson let it be known unofficially, on July 20th, 1917, that he had made his choice as to who was going to replace John Franklin Alexander Strong as the new governor of the […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Monday, Federal District Court Judge Holland dismissed the State of Alaska and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)’s case against the United States for the Department of Interior (DOI)’s failure to clean up Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) contaminated lands. “The dismissal of this case is a maddening excuse […]
Communities see major flooding at the onset of spring break-up. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a state disaster declaration after communities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers experienced major flooding due to ice jam. In addition, Glennallen experienced snow melt flooding in parts of the community near Moose Creek. The declaration […]
“How Christian of you, Greg Abbott,” Rep. Joaquin Castro said sardonically. “Being a heartless POS isn’t going to make you the next Republican president.” Human rights defenders condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and “extremist Republicans’ cruel values” after several busloads of migrants were dropped off outside U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington, D.C. home in […]