ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 1 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 24 states in a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that pushes ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing, which may risk the retirement savings of some two-thirds of the U.S. population or 152 million workers. The Department of Labor, (DOL), rule authorizes fiduciaries to consider nonfinanc  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 3 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: In an effort to better support employees and the communities it serves, GCI has launched the Indigenous Business Resource Group (BRG), an internal, employee-led initiative focused on supporting Indigenous people and communities. The Indigenous BRG is the latest project to evolve from the company's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program launched in 2021. The Indigenous BRG is a space for Alaska N  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Cathy Munoz acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Commissioner Dr. Tamika Ledbetter submitted her resignation to Governor Dunleavy this morning. Dr. Ledbetter was appointed as Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development at beginning of the Dunleavy Administration in 2018. "I am very much looking forward to s  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), issued its final 404(c) preemptive veto today on 309 square miles of State-owned land in the Bristol Bay area, including the proposed Pebble project, imposing a blanket prohibition on development and usurping the State's ability and responsibility to protect its own fishery resources. "EPA's veto sets a dangerous precedent. Alarmingly, it   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced three bills which are components of Alaska's Healthy Families Initiative. HB 59 would allow the extension of postpartum Medicaid coverage from the required 60 days to 12 months. HB 58 would establish an adult home care service. The third bill introduced is related to the implementation of EO 121 which separated the Department of Health and Social Services into the Departm  more