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State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday January 07, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Alaska A.G. Taylor: AK Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to State's Management of Herring Roe Fisheries in Sitka Sound
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2024: On Dec. 29, the Alaska Supreme Court decided that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's management of the herring roe fisheries in Sitka Sound did not violate the constitutional rule to manage for a "sustained yield." "This is a great decision supporting the Department of Fish and Game's work to provide the Alaska Board of Fisheries with guidance that is helpful and well-gr  more

Barnes & Thornburg Welcomes New Attorneys, Legal Professionals
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 6 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: Barnes & Thornburg has added litigation attorneys and legal professionals to its Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York and Washington, D.C., offices. Jean Carlson, of counsel in the Minneapolis office, offers a broad range of experience on legal issues affecting national security, including cross-border due diligence and classified and unclassified government investigations.  more

Cornell joins National Academies effort to support women of color in tech
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 5 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell University has joined a new Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech, launched by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine along with 34 other institutions representing higher education, national laboratories and government. Through the action collaborative, Cornell and its partners will work together to improve pathways in tech education and participation   more

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE: RACE RATING CHANGE - ALASKA CONGRESSIONAL MOVES TOWARD REPUBLICANS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Inside Elections just shifted Alaska's Congressional race toward a Republican pick-up. Mary Peltola "will have to endure TV attacks from the GOP for the first time in her congressional career in a state former President Donald Trump is likely to win handily at the top of the ticket," wrote Nathan Gonzalez. Reminder: Mary Peltola has repeatedly taken extreme far-left positions at odds with Alaskans,  more