JUNEAU, Alaska, July 30 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on July 29, 2024: This afternoon, Governor Mike Dunleavy visited Fairbanks and signed four pieces of legislation addressing health care, timber sales, military affairs, and motor vehicles. Each bill was sponsored by a member of the Alaska Legislature's interior delegation. House Bill 104 creates a new category of timber sales, called expedited timber sales, for state forest land with high annual fire danger or s  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on July 31, 2024: Today in Anchorage Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed three energy bills into law. HB 50 creates a regulatory framework for the State of Alaska to utilize its geologic resources for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). HB 307 prioritizes the reliability, stability, and cost to consumers for power along the interconnected Railbelt utilities and eliminates wheeling rates along the Ra  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news: Governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed the five bills (HB 19, 29, 122, 189, 203) passed by the Alaska Legislature after the constitutionally mandated deadline to adjourn the session at midnight, May 16, 2024. "I understand the Legislature's desire to keep working into the early morning hours of May 16 so its members could pass a few more bills before the conclusion of the 33rd session," said Governor Dunleavy. "Howev  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on July 30, 2024: The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today launched a new TV ad in Alaska. The TV ad highlights how extreme Democrat Mary Peltola followed the lead of Joe Biden hurting Alaskans financially and throwing open the southern border to illegal migrants and fentanyl. This spending comes as part of the NRCC's previously-announced $45.7 million advertising reservation,   more

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JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 1 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: * * * Move part of institute's vision to make Juneau the Northwest Coast arts capital * * * U.S. Representative Mary Peltola of Alaska has filed a resolution (https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/107/text) to designate Northwest Coast art as a rare and valuable national treasure. The resolution, filed earlier this year, states that Northwest Coast art has achieved pre  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan crowned No. 1 for 10th consecutive year in Best Airline Rewards Programs * * * U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hotels, Best Cruise Lines and Best Vacations, today unveiled the 2024-2025 Best Travel Rewards Programs to help everyday travelers find the best loyalty programs. The 2024-2025 rankings high  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 3 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has chosen a Tsimshian student from Ketchikan as the recipient of the 2024 Judson L. Brown Leadership Award. Torah Zamora, who is a student at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, was selected for her outstanding leadership in promoting Tsimshian culture and language revitalization. Her passion has been evident throughout her apprenticeship in SHI's Voices on th  more