(Anchorage, AK) – At a signing ceremony held today at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial in Anchorage, Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy signed into law Senate Bill 40 establishing the month of February each year as Black History Month in Alaska. SB 40, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, honors and recognizes the […]
HB126 honors Alaska Native cultures, languages, and traditions JUNEAU – A proposal to permanently establish November as Alaska Native Heritage Month cleared its final legislative hurdle on Monday when it unanimously passed the Senate. House Bill 126 is sponsored by the Legislature’s first-ever House Tribal Affairs Committee and is the first piece of committee […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Recognizing the importance of aviation to the great State of Alaska, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy has proclaimed May as Aviation Appreciation Month. The governor joined thousands of aviation enthusiasts at the Great Alaska Aviation Gathering in Anchorage, on Sunday, May 5, to read and sign the proclamation. Aviation was instrumental in […]
JUNEAU – Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage) and Senator Donald Olson (D-Golovin) introduced legislation Wednesday declaring November as Alaska Native Heritage month to acknowledge the vast contributions Alaska Natives made in the past, the present, and the future for this state. It also provides an opportunity to educate and bring awareness to all Alaskans the […]