Alaska Governor Bill Walker, on Monday, ordered flags in Alaska to be flown at half-mast in honor of the 2,996 victims who lost their lives in the September 11th, 2001 attack. “The tragic events of September 11, 2001 are seared into our collective memory,” Governor Walker said. “I hope Alaskans will join me tomorrow in […]
ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska Monday reached an agreement with the Point Thomson working interest owners (“WIOs”) to advance progress of the Alaska LNG Project by aligning work commitments and timelines established in a 2012 settlement agreement. The state settled a lawsuit with the WIOs in 2012 to establish specific timelines for production to […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker today ordered all Alaska and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Arizona Senator John McCain, who passed away on Saturday after battling cancer at the age of 81. He will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Senator McCain was a naval bomber pilot, prisoner of […]
JUNEAU – Because of dramatic declines in salmon returns this year, Governor Walker declared an economic disaster for the Chignik fisheries region today. Current harvest rates are low enough to threaten the communities of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay, which depend on the subsistence and commercial availability of salmon. With a […]