ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 21 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has joined 21 other states in an open letter to President Joe Biden and the CEOs of American Express, Mastercard, and Visa denouncing their recent decisions to unfairly discriminate against one type of vendor over another. "United States citizens have certain rights under the Constitution. Private businesses should not be allowed to mana  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 23 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: The Biden Administration and its federal agencies exceeded their authority when they mandated a COVID-19 vaccine for Head Start workers and masks for participating children, according to a U.S. District Judge's ruling today. "The Court finds the Agency Defendants have exceeded their authority by implementing the Head Start Mandate because Congress only gave Agency Defendan  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 22 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued Administrative Order No. 339 to establish the Governor's Advisory Task Force on Recreational Marijuana (Task Force). The purpose of the Task Force is to review the current marijuana tax and fee structures, and regulations applicable to marijuana operators, and provide recommendations for improvement to the Office of the Governor. In the 2014   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Governor Mike Dunleavy will request a Federal Disaster Declaration for the 2022 September storm currently impacting the west coast of Alaska. The damage assessment is now taking place with the State, local governments, regional entities, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "I will be submitting a request for federal assistance as soon as we gather the necessary information  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy has requested a federal disaster declaration for the 2022 September West Coast Storm. "We must first recognize the outstanding job local and tribal leaders did to prepare their communities for this storm. I have no doubts their effort saved lives and minimized the damage," said Governor Mike Dunleavy. "As things begin to stabilize, we can look towards recovery. I am asking the fe  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 22 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Every year during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, GCI announces its grant awardees for the upcoming year through the GCI Suicide Prevention Fund. This year, GCI has selected 14 organizations to support through the fund which administers grants to nonprofits in Alaska working tirelessly to prevent suicide in their communities. Since the fund started in 2016, GCI has given more than $600,000 t  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 23 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: The Native Village of Port Lions, in partnership with GCI, is the recipient of a $29.3 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The grant funds will be used to construct a subsea fiber network that will deliver 2 gig residential internet speeds to the Alaska communities of Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Cold Bay, False Pass, Ouzinkie and Port Lions  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 20 (TNSper) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Bodenstadt as its new Dean of Students. As Dean of Students, Bodenstadt oversees the departments of Campus Life, including Residence Life, the Recreation Center, Counseling, the Health Clinic, Student Activities, the Native & Rural Student Center and more. Bodenstadt remarked, "I have had the pleasur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The National Indian Health Board issued the following news: On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, National Indian Health Board's (NIHB) CEO Stacy A. Bohlen represented the needs of Indian Country on a panel during The Atlantic Festival in Washington, DC. The panel, titled "An Urgent Need: Ensuring Health Equity" focused on the health inequities facing marginalized communities and the potential for sustainable solutions to ensure a more equitable healthcare future for all. As  more