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State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday March 06, 2022 ( 6 items )  

Alaska A.G. Taylor: Consumers Impacted by T-Mobile Breach Urged to Take Steps to Protect Against Identity Theft
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor encouraged Alaska consumers who may have been impacted by the August 2021 T-Mobile data breach to be sure to take action to protect themselves against identity theft. The Attorney General's reminder comes as authorities learned that some of the stolen data is being sold by criminals online. T-Mobile reported a massive data breach on Aug 17, 2021, that impacte  more

Alaska A.G. Taylor: Landmark Opioid Agreement Receives Final Approval
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 2 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced today the final approval of a landmark, $26 billion multijurisdictional agreement to settle claims with pharmaceutical companies over their business practices related to the nation's prescription opioid epidemic. The nation's three major pharmaceutical distributors -- Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - and Johnson & Johnson  more

Alaska Education & Early Development Dept.: State Board Provisionally Approves UAA Early Childhood Education Program
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 4 -- The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development issued the following news release: Wednesday the State Board of Education and Early Development provided provisional approval of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) School of Education's Early Childhood Education teacher preparation program and adopted regulation changes pertaining to teacher certification, assessment participation guidelines, and native languages. The Board also approved the final FY2023 S  more

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Adds to the Pressure on Putin to Retreat
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 5 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued this list of actions and requests for actions to pressure Vladimir Putin to end his war. "As a response to President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, we all need to do our part to support countries and people who believe in freedom," said Governor Dunleavy. "This attack is unprecedented and needs to be addressed. Alaska can do its part through the following: * I hav  more

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy's Reaction to President Biden's State of the Union Address
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 3 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued statements on energy tonight in his reaction to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Mr. President, we need to view Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine as the imperialist aggression that it is and to recognize it as an international energy emergency. "In 2021, the U.S. began importing record levels of oil from Russia. With this war, Canada has recently ba  more

University President Highlights Goals and Success Stories in State of the University Address
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 4 (TNSOps) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: In her first State of the University address since being appointed president of the University of Alaska System, Pat Pitney outlined her long-term goals, shared alumni, faculty and student success stories and reiterated the importance of the university system to the Arctic and to Alaska's economic future. The speech was delivered during the March 3 Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Pitney told  more