JUNEAU — Alaska and British Columbia (BC) officials began the implementation of the groundbreaking Statement of Cooperation (SoC) to address transboundary mining and water quality concerns in Southeast Alaska with their first Bilateral Working Group (BWG) teleconference meeting last week. Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott opened the Friday, December 16, 2016, meeting, along with BC Minister […]
Anchorage, AK – At a special meeting held Saturday, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) board of director’s accepted the conveyance of TransCanada’s interests in the Alaska LNG export project and authorized a payment of $64.6 million to TransCanada for those interests. The board also accepted the resignation of AGDC President Dan Fauske who tendered […]
Anchorage, Alaska — The inaugural Alaska Safe Children’s Act Task Force meeting was held in Anchorage, Alaska. The Task force was established this past session by House Bill 44, The Alaska Safe Children’s Act, to provide school districts with curriculum recommendations regarding child sexual assault and abuse, dating violence, suicide and FASD prevention. Task force […]
Anchorage, Alaska – The Alaska Senate and House announced today that the Arctic Committees will meet later this week to continue efforts to implement the State’s Arctic Policy. The Senate Special Committee on the Arctic and the House Special Committee on Economic Development, Tourism & Arctic Policy will hold a joint meeting to go over […]
