ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 2 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: The state of Alaska sued the federal government for title to submerged lands, in Juneau, under Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River. State ownership of Mendenhall Lake and River was granted at statehood, yet has not been recognized by the federal government, despite repeated attempts at clearing the title by the State. The lawsuit continues the effort to secure title to Alaska  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 3 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) and GCI celebrated their partnership on the recently-announced Airraq Network (pronounced EYE-huk) with a community Halloween celebration in Bethel. More than 400 community members attended and the Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) Multipurpose Building was filled with candy, costumes, and conversations about connectivity. While the afternoon was full of family-fr  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 3 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: As early-winter snow fell in Northwest Alaska, GCI crews wrapped up the annual refueling effort for its Terrestrial for Every Rural Region in Alaska (TERRA) network. Twenty-two towers atop remote mountaintops are connectivity keystones for the 3,300-mile-long hybrid fiber-microwave TERRA network. Due to the rugged, remote locations of these towers, each must remain operational and self-sufficient   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Today Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced a statewide list of educational programs and institutions that will be funded with GEER II money. The GEER II fund is part of the federal Covid relief packages specifically designed to help educational institutions and is separate from the funding that was received by public schools. "I'm pleased to announce the list of educational institution  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 2 (TNSSpar) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: The University of Alaska administration and United Academics, the full-time faculty union, have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract that increases faculty pay and the pension wage base, expands the use of faculty development funds, and provides for changes to the dispute resolution process. "Throughout these negotiations, our goal has been to support our faculty through fai  more