JUNEAU, Alaska, March 25 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the appointment of Scott Jepsen to the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Mr. Jepsen will serve the term of March 23, 2021 through February 6, 2023. Scott Jepsen received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and has 31 years of experience in the Alaska oil and ga more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 27 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on March 26, 2021: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today sent a letter to President Joe Biden asserting state management of the more than 800,000 miles of navigable rivers and 30 million acres of navigable lakes in Alaska, expressing intent for the State to exercise its authority to manage them and the related submerged lands under state law. After 62 years of federal delay and obstruction, the State of A more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 24 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy welcomes support from Southeast communities and businesses in defense of the 2020 Tongass Exemption Rule to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule). Today, a group of twenty-three parties moved to intervene in litigation to support defense of the 2020 Tongass Exemption Rule. The group includes former Governor Frank H. Murkowski, the cities of Craig and Ketc more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 25 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The State of Alaska joined a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana challenging the Biden Administration's unlawful moratorium placed on the federal oil and gas leasing program. At issue is an Executive Order issued by President Biden that calls for the cessation of all new federal oil and gas leasing, "pending completion of a comprehensive review and reconsideration of more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 27 (TNSpol) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following fact sheet entitled "Unlocking Alaska Initiative": The Governor's Unlocking Alaska Initiative intends to expand public access to Alaska's lands and natural resources, and to dramatically improve the efficiency of state and federal processes for managing lands. What: Today the Governor sent a letter to the President, and Commissioner Feige to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, af more PR

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 26 (TNSJou) -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: Although Dr. Matthew Herman is only in his first year at California State University, Bakersfield, the assistant professor of geology is already helping to solidify the school's place in academic research. Recently, his research on a large and unexpected earthquake in Alaska was published in Science Advances, a multidisciplinary journal produced by the American Association for the Advanc more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 26 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, in coordination with Mayor Harry Brower, Jr of the North Slope Borough (NSB) and Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) today announced the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance cooperation on common issues related to fish, wildlife, and their uses. "Life changing decisions are being made in Washington D.C. more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on March 22, 2021: The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Governors Coalition today announced Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has been selected as its chairman and Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has been chosen as the Coalition's vice chairman. Fellow Coalition governors elected Edwards and Reeves as their new leadership during the OCS Governors Coalition Annual Meeting to serve two-year terms for more PR