JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2024: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy held a press conference to explain his thoughts on the recently passed education bill SB 140. "We need to fix a couple of things in that bill. We need to make sure that we're addressing the teacher retention issue. We need to make sure that the reading component in the bill... actually incentivizes good outcomes in reading. We need to work on the charter school part  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2024: Today, Governor Dunleavy announced Alaska's Participation in the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Council DON'T QUIT! Campaign. The NFGFC will deliver a state-of-the-art DON'T QUIT! Fitness Center to three elementary or middle schools. School nominations will be accepted starting today until Friday, March 29, 2024. Visit www.natgovfit.org/apply-now, then click on the Alaska seal to dow  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce this year's NEA National Heritage Fellows, recipients of our nation's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Every year since 1982, the NEA has presented this lifetime honor in recognition of individuals whose dedication and artistry contribute to the preservation and growth of the diverse cultural traditions that compri  more

YAKIMA, Washington, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that Bree R. Black Horse has joined her office as an Assistant United States Attorney dedicated to prosecuting cases involving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), in connection with the Justice Department's MMIP regional program. AUSA Black Horse will work out of our Yakima O  more