In recognition of September being Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Governor Bill Walker and Lt. Governor Byron Mallott are calling on all Alaskans to help prevent suicide throughout the state. In an email to state employees this week, the Governor and Lt. Governor stressed the need to reduce Alaska’s high suicide rates, and highlighted some of […]
(Juneau) — Waterfowl hunting season opens September 1 over much of Alaska and several regulations changes—including increases to daily bag limits for canvasbacks, snow geese, and brant—spell good news for duck and goose hunters this fall: Beginning September 1, canvasback limits statewide will increase from one to two birds per day, six in possession. The […]
JUNEAU, Alaska— Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.4 percent in September, down slightly from August’s 6.6 percent. The comparable national rate was 5.1 percent. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has not shown a clear, sustained trend up or down in 2015. Despite looming economic challenges, the rate does not indicate that the broader economy […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Governor Bill Walker issued a Disaster Declaration on October 14 for the August North Slope Borough storm that damaged roads and necessitated substantial emergency protective measures. The Disaster Declaration activates the State of Alaska Public Assistance program which is designed to help communities make repairs to utilities, public buildings, roads, bridges, and […]