ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 14 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy today selected Julie Sande as the new commissioner of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Sande was most recently executive director of the Pioneer Home in Ketchikan. She currently holds seats on the boards of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority and the Alaska Energy Authority. Sande replaces Commissioner Julie Ander  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 21 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has called on the U.S. Department of State to take a tougher approach toward preventing the deadly drug fentanyl from illegally entering the United States. Attorney General Taylor and attorneys general from 15 other states outlined their concerns about the production and trafficking of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, in a letter to Secretary of State Antony   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 21 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022: The State of Alaska moved to join a lawsuit today challenging the Biden Administration's open-ended moratorium on oil exploration on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The State has asked in U.S. District Court in Alaska to intervene in litigation between the federal government and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), which f  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that the State's land exchange between the federal government and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (AMHTA) was successfully signed yesterday. The land exchange will directly benefit the State's economy and it will secure employment while supporting Alaska's mental health treatment programs. "Today's announcement means Southeast Alaska timber mills, that  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Assigning more troopers to communities in Alaska is a goal of Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and James Cockrell, the Commissioner of Public Safety. Seventeen new positions for State Troopers and 10 for Village Public Safety Officers are in Governor Dunleavy's budget. On FirstHand, the podcast, Commissioner Cockrell says the Governor's budget proposes the single largest funding increase to Public Safety o  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy released a new episode of his podcast, An Update from the 3rd Floor, marking the first day of the 2022 Legislative Session. Governor Dunleavy alongside the host, Dave Stieren, discuss the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, 2022 Legislative Session priorities and COVID-19. In this episode, Governor Dunleavy talks about prioritizing placing resources into the Department of Public Safety  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: * * * Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy released the following statement about the beginning of session: "Tomorrow marks the first day of Legislative Session. I'm glad that we are all here to focus on improving Alaskans' lives. Let's keep our constituents' needs in mind over these next 120 days and concentrate on getting things done here in Juneau. We have a lot to do in a short period of time. "People have   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a Disaster Declaration for the January 11, 2022 Southeast Alaska Storm, which activated emergency response options and the state's Public Assistance disaster recovery program. "As Governor my administration will move quickly to address disaster events and help overwhelmed communities," said Governor Dunleavy. "Many Alaskan communities have struggled this winter as we exp  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 20 (TNSRes) -- Florida State University issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2022: By Kathleen Haughney The work of a Florida State University researcher will be featured in a new documentary by NOVA called "Alaskan Dinosaurs." FSU Professor of Biological Science Gregory Erickson, doctoral candidate Tyler Hunt and their research partner Patrick Druckenmiller from University of Alaska Fairbanks are featured in the special that details their work in Alaska. Producers  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 22 (TNSOps) -- Montana State University issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2022: The services that help make Montana State University a home away from home for American Indian and Alaska Native students will soon expand, MSU officials announced today. The Department of Native American Studies and its American Indian Alaska Native Student Success Services will increase the services that help make MSU comfortable for Indigenous students, according to Walter Flem  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Jan. 11 (TNSPol) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: By Raymond D. Austin Professor, Department of Applied Indigenous Studies The U.S. government's statistics show that, regardless of sex or gender, American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are victims of violent crime at more than twice the rate of any other race in the United States./1 Indigenous women are victims of rape, domestic violence and other crimes at rates higher than any other race./2 M  more