SEATTLE, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) today reported financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2023, and provided outlook for the second quarter ending June 30, 2023. This quarter we returned to pre-pandemic levels of flying and our roadmap to profitable growth is on track," said Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci. "As we progress through the year, we have taken del  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 22 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: This morning, Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation establishing two new state funds to combat opioid addiction in the state. This bill creates the Opioid Settlement Investment Fund (OSIF) and the Opioid Remediation Fund (ORF). To date, the State has secured around $53 million in settlements from opioid lawsuits and anticipates another $30 million in settlements. Senate Bill 133 allows the state  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 19 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Legislation sponsored by Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, and Senator Jessie Danielson, D-Wheat Ridge, to ensure protections for Native American children in cases of adoption and guardianship passed the Senate today. The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) is a federal law that governs the removal and placement of American Indian and Alaska Native children as we  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 22 (TNSper) -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: Indigenous women are reclaiming the Arctic narrative. At an Arctic Encounter Symposium panel discussion hosted by GCI, Alaska's largest telecommunications company, four Indigenous leaders reflected on the legacy of leadership and people who shaped their journey and empowered them to make their marks at the local, state, federal and Tribal levels. Panel moderator GCI C  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Mary Peltola's extreme vote against H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, will doom her re-election, a new political memo released by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) found. H.R. 1 would cut red tape blocking Alaska energy development and create good-paying jobs. The bill received bipartisan support, but NOT from Peltola. Peltola siding with out-of-state environmental extremi  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 20 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release: Representative Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany) has been appointed to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER). The Pacific Northwest Economic Region Foundation is a statutory public/private nonprofit created in 1991 by the U.S. states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan and the territories of the Northwest Territo  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 17 -- Port of Seattle issued the following news on April 16, 2023: Community leaders came together at the Port of Seattle's Pier 66 today to welcome Norwegian Bliss for the first sailing of the 2023 cruise season. During the season stretching from April 15 to October 30, the Port forecasts that 289 sailings will carry 1.4 million revenue passengers, or 700,000 travelers, to Alaska and back. The 2023 cruise season is expected to support over $900 million in economic a  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The National Congress of American Indians issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) commends the bipartisan group of U.S. Senators who have urged universities and museums to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA). U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Vice Chairman of the Committee  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 19 (TNSconf) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: The University of Alaska and Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced today that the University and State of Alaska will host the inaugural Global Autonomous Systems Conference (GASC) in Anchorage on Aug. 9-11, 2023. GASC is a three-day gathering that will include presentations from worldwide experts, conversations among policy and industry leaders, and opportunities to connect with vision  more