JUNEAU, Alaska, March 11 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on March 9, 2022: The Dunleavy Administration today announced the appointment of Alaskans to various State boards and commissions, and to a federal council. The appointments are: Alaska Commission for Human Rights * Mae Marsh - Fairbanks * Term: 2/24/2022 - 3/1/2025 * Lonzo Henderson - Anchorage * Term: 3/1/2022 - 3/1/2027 Board of Dental Examiners * Dominic Wenzell - Girdwood (reappoint  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 10 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Debt collectors may use a variety of ways to engage with consumers to collect a debt, though Alaskans should be aware of the kinds of tactics that are illegal under federal and state law. The Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act prevent debt collectors from using unfair and deceptive practices when collecting a debt. Ho  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 10 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has appointed Daniel Doty as a Ketchikan Superior Court Judge. Doty was selected from individuals nominated by the Alaska Judicial Council. Doty is an assistant U.S. attorney in Fairbanks. He has been an Alaska resident for more than 14 years and has practiced law for more than eight years. He graduated from the William & Mary Law School in 2013.  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 9 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy directed State agencies to divest from Russia and called on Alaska residents to end all business with Russia to add to the global pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war against the Ukrainian people. Governor Dunleavy also asked President Joe Biden to prioritize domestic energy production by reversing obstructive policy decisions on key projects in a news co  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 12 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Responding to soaring fuel prices, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy seeks to give Alaskans a break at the pump by suspending State motor fuel taxes until next June. This morning, Governor Dunleavy asked the Alaska House of Representatives to consider his amendment to House Bill 104. "With rising inflation eroding the financial bedrock of Alaskan homes and businesses, something must be done to alleviate th  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 11 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: As rising energy costs continue to drive up inflation, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy calls, again, upon President Joe Biden to offer Americans relief by removing the federal roadblocks to domestic oil and gas production. "A gallon of gas in Anaktuvuk Pass is $9.95. Alaska is awash in energy, but not able to capitalize on it," Governor Dunleavy said. "Mr. President, we know you can help with this." The  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined 20 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold a lower court order halting President Biden's unlawful vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Last fall, Rutledge along with 9 other state attorneys general successfully blocked the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for federal contra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 (TNSOps) -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: Within the Navajo Nation, on 27,000 square miles sprawling across Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, toxic waste from more than 500 abandoned uranium mines leaks dangerous radiation into water and homes. This legacy of the Cold War's nuclear arms race endangers the more than 250,000 people who live there, potentially causing kidney failure and lung and bone cancer. In remote villages   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The National Congress of American Indians issued the following news release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the national results of its Post Enumeration Survey (PES), which was conducted to assess the accuracy of the 2020 Census. The PES is used to determine estimates of undercounts and overcounts in the decennial census. Today's results confirmed the analyses of many data experts that significant undercounts occurred in the 2020 Census for groups that are traditionally  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 (TNSPol) -- The National Indian Health Board issued the following news: On March 3, 2022 the National Indian Health Board along with 72 Tribes, Organizations, and friends of Indian health that represent well over 1 million American Indian, Alaska Natives, and friends of Indian health joined to urge Congress to include advance appropriations and request no less than the House of Representatives passed level of $8.114 billion for FY 2022 funding for Indian health care. The let  more

STANFORD, California, March 8 (TNSJou) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers examine the implications of squid found over 1,200 kilometers north of their usual territory. * * * As the name implies, California market squid are often sold in stores and typically found between Baja California and Monterey Bay. So, the squid's periodic appearance in the Gulf of Alaska - about 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) north of its expected range - has given researchers pa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton, together with Arizona, Alaska, and Florida, is leading a 27-state coalition urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that failed to uphold the constitutional rights of a Bremerton High School football coach in Joseph A. Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. Coach Kennedy was fired by the school district for praying alone on a   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 9 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: Last semester, the UAS Research and Creative Activity (RCA) Committee announced its eleventh annual competition for Undergraduate Student Awards for Research and Creative Activity (URECA). The committee received 15 proposals from across a wide range of programs with funding requests totaling ~$31,000. The RCA Committee reviewed these based on several criteria including eligibility, purpose,  more

KENT, Ohio, March 12 (TNSRes) -- Wright State University issued the following news: * * * Wright State grad student Marissa Despins collected environmental samples on a two-month research cruise off Alaska * * * Rough seas threatened to toss her from her bunk. And the sound of breaking ice was ear-splitting. But Wright State University graduate student Marissa Despins was unbowed. Despins, who is pursuing a master's degree in earth and environmental sciences, was part of a scientific missio  more