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Governor Dunleavy Signs House Bill 14, Closes ‘Schneider Loophole’

By Lauren Gilliam | Office of the Governor on Jul 20, 2019 Featured, State

Images of signing. (Click here for photos) (Juneau) – Today Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy signed into law House Bill 14, legislation to close the final gap in the ‘Schneider Loophole’ that allowed for a heinous act of violence to be met with little consequence. HB 14, sponsored by Representative John Lincoln of Kotzebue, […]

Governor Bill Walker appoints NANA Regional Corporation VP to Legislature

By Austin Baird | State of Alaska on Jan 25, 2018 North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Politics, State

JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker on Wednesday appointed John Agnaqluk Lincoln of Kotzebue to represent House District 40 in the Alaska House of Representatives. Mr. Lincoln was born in Kotzebue and is currently a vice president for NANA Regional Corporation who oversees and manages NANA lands. Mr. Lincoln is an Iñupiat who was valedictorian of […]