Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Opens July 10 with No Retention of King Salmon

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Kenai River Personal Use Dip Net Fishery Opens July 10 with No Retention of King Salmon

(Soldotna) – To conserve returning king salmon and ensure fishing opportunities in the future, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is implementing the following regulatory restriction for the Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery, effective 6:00 a.m. Sunday, July 10 through 11:00 p.m. Sunday, July 31, 2022, the retention of king salmon is prohibited […]

Governor Dunleavy Awards $2.1 Million to UAA for Recruiting and Retaining Nursing Faculty

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Governor Dunleavy Awards $2.1 Million to UAA for Recruiting and Retaining Nursing Faculty

(Anchorage) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Friday announced that $2.1 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds have been awarded to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) College of Health to increase the school’s capacity to train registered nurses.            Alaska was experiencing a nursing shortage even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The field of health education […]