ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 9 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor today announced a multistate settlement with Experian Data Corp ("EDC") for failing to warn affected consumers after it learned that an identity thief was posing as a private investigator and retrieving sensitive personal information from Court Ventures Inc., a database that EDC had purchased. EDC has agreed to injunctive relief and a paymen  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced appointees to The Governor's Marijuana Task Force. The governor signed Administrative Order 339 on September 21, 2022, created 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. The Task Force consists of 13 votin  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 10 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: GCI techs complete initial test of Unalaska fiber - and let's just say it's fast! The GCI Aleutian Fiber Project hit a major milestone recently when technicians lit up four of 12 specialty fiber-optic strands that will soon provide 2 gig internet speeds to Unalaska. The speeds will be transformational in this satellite-served internet community. This milestone means consumers on the island are p  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2022: Governor Mike Dunleavy has appointed Brian Fechter to replace Deven Mitchell as acting commissioner for the Alaska Department of Revenue. Mitchell is leaving the department to become executive director at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. Mr. Fechter has been with the state since 2013, serving in various capacities at the Office of Management and Budget, Department of Health  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the FY24 operating and capital budgets during its November 10-11 meeting in Fairbanks. The operating budget includes a $5.2 million state funding increase to build capacity to train Alaskans for the workforce, provide better service to students, attract and retain high-quality faculty, and increase financial aid opportunities. "This request move  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, Nov. 10 (TNSper) -- Ball State University issued the following news release: Dr. Phil Hoffman, assistant dean of Media and general manager for Ball State Public Media at Ball State University, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of Vision Maker Media. The nonprofit organization is a premier source for quality American Indian and Alaska Native educational videos. All aspects of Vision Maker's programs encourage the involvement of young people to learn more   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * Production is currently underway in Iceland on the HBO Original drama series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY. * Logline: When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) must confront their pasts and the dark truths   more