(Anchorage, AK) – Today Governor Michael J. Dunleavy regrettably received a letter of resignation from the Department of Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman. “Bruce has dedicated a significant portion of his life to public service and I thank him for the outstanding work he has done within my administration. His leadership and oversight of the Department […]
State’s past incarceration of prisoners in private facilities increased violent crime, costs ANCHORAGE – A group of representatives today sent a letter urging Department of Corrections Commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom to reverse the Dunleavy Administration’s plan to ship hundreds of incarcerated Alaskans to private prisons in the Lower 48. DOC is currently seeking bids from out-of-state […]
‘Alaskans will vigorously defend their existing cultural and economic interests’ ANCHORAGE – Twenty members of the Alaska Legislature on Monday signed a letter correcting inaccurate statements made by the governor about the ease with which the State of Alaska might permit the proposed Pebble Mine. Gov. Mike Dunleavy in a July 30 letter to the […]
Bethel, Alaska – Lower Kuskokwim tribes sent letters to the Trump Administration Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requesting government-to-government consultation over a sweeping proposed land use management plan that encompasses 62.3 million acres of land, including 13.4 million acres managed by the BLM, in the Bering Sea and Western Interior regions of Alaska. The letter […]