ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed the Permanent Fund Protection Act and this year’s budget bills into law Wednesday, surrounded by Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students in Anchorage. “This fiscal package is a statement of our shared values as Alaskans,” Governor Bill Walker said. “Passing a sustainable budget and the Permanent Fund Protection Act […]
CHENGDU – Governor Bill Walker and the Opportunity Alaska: China Trade Mission delegation attended the 4th Annual China-U.S. Governors’ Forum on Tuesday. The forum focused on trade and investment, the green economy, and economic innovation. Addressing the forum, Governor Walker shared his vision to expand trade between the 49th state and the world’s second-largest economy. […]
BEIJING – On the day Governor Bill Walker and dozens of Alaskan business leaders arrived in China for the Opportunity Alaska: China Trade Mission, leading officials from the United States and China announced they are taking measures to reduce trade tensions between the two nations. Delegations from each country met last week in Washington, D.C., […]
(ANCHORAGE, ALASKA) – Friday, Governor Bill Walker shared improvements to public safety in Alaska, including the recent High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) designation, and progress on the Public Safety Action Plan, the administration’s multi-faceted approach to address crime in Alaska. Governor Walker praised ongoing partnerships between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies helping to build a Safer Alaska. […]