JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2022: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is praising today's announcement by Santos and Repsol to move forward with Phase 1 of the Pikka project on Alaska's North Slope. Located in the Nanushuk oil formation on state leases, the Pikka unit contains an estimated 768 million barrels of recoverable oil. Oil Search will invest $2.6 billion to bring the field into production by 2026 which will create 2,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2022: * * * DGA Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement on Democratic candidate Les Gara advancing to the general election for governor of Alaska. "As a former state representative and assistant attorney general, Les Gara is a proven fighter for the people of Alaska. "Les is running for governor to increase opportunities for all Alaskans by supporting  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2022: * * * DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on the multiple harmful right-wing candidates advancing to the general election for governor of Alaska. "Gov. Mike Dunleavy has made life worse for Alaskans with deep cuts to higher education that hurt the economy and irresponsible budgeting that's led to skyrocketing property taxes. He and his fellow righ  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 16 (TNSawa) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: * * * Honor given during SHI's 2022 Culturally Responsive Education Conference * * * A Ketchikan teacher was honored with the 2022 "Teacher of Distinction" award by Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) today during SHI's Culturally Responsive Education Conference. Teresa Dl'a Gwa T'awaa Varnell, a teacher and cultural coordinator for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District, is also t  more