JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2024: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy held a media availability to answer questions and debunk misconceptions surrounding education policy reforms in Alaska. Selected excerpts are included below. A full recording of the availability is available on Gavel Alaska (https://www.ktoo.org/video/gavel/governor-dunleavy-press-availability-2024021085/?eventID=2024021085). On a Base Student Allocation (BSA) increa  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2024: This week Governor Mike Dunleavy traveled to Whitehorse to meet with Yukon Government leadership in his first official travel to Yukon as governor. Premier Ranj Pillai hosted Governor Dunleavy, along with Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle, and Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities   more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 8 -- The American Indian College Fund issued the following news: A law degree is foundational for Native leaders to ensure the rights of their sovereign Nations and citizens. Law school graduates work as lawyers, in public policy, government, law enforcement, education, and more. Thanks to a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor, the American Indian College Fund is awarding its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news: In 1913, women were granted the right to vote in the first act of the Territoral Legislature of Alaska. In historical and popular press accounts, this act is often referred to as a feminist achievement. But given that the 1913 act effectively excluded Alaska Native peoples, "it appeared instead to be a maneuver to boost the white population in a territory with a majority of Native inhabitants and a sizable Asian immigrant  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 10 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release: The Council of State Governments West (CSG West) has appointed Oregon Senator David Brock Smith as Co-Chair of the Public Safety Committee for 2024. Senator Brock Smith represents District 1 in the Oregon Senate, which encompasses all of Curry and most Coos and Douglas Counties. He will serve alongside Co- Chair Senator Matt Claman of District H in the Alaska Senate. The CSG West Public Safety Committee p  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 9 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has published a landmark book on the era of Indigenous slavery in Alaska that endured more than two decades after passage of the 13th Amendment to the federal constitution, which abolished the practice two years before Alaska became part of the United States in 1867. The book tells the story of Sah Quah, a Haida man who embarked on a courageous quest for freedom from his T  more