JUNEAU, Alaska, June 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Attorney General Treg Taylor announced his appointment of Jessie Alloway to the position of Solicitor General for Civil Appeals. In this role, Alloway will serve as the state's chief appellate lawyer for civil appeals and supervise the Opinions, Appeals, and Ethics Section of the Alaska Department of Law. "I'm very pleased to appoint Jessie Alloway to her new position and look forward to continu more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 4 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 3, 2021: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the reappointment of Craig Richards to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees for the term of July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025. Richards served on the Board of Trustees from 2015 to 2016 and was reappointed in 2017. "As a Trustee, Craig has a proven record of professional stewardship of the Alaska Permanent Fund. Following a year  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a statement on today's announcement by the Biden Administration to unilaterally suspend oil and gas leases in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) which were thoroughly surveyed for environmental impact and authorized by the United States Congress and the Trump Administration. "The Biden Administration's suspension of leases in the ANWR 1002 Are more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: Dr. Heidi Pearson, Associate Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) recently co-authored a paper titled "Integral functions of marine vertebrates in the ocean carbon cycle and climate change mitigation." The paper, published in the science journal One Earth this month, is a collaboration between Ms. Angela Martin at the Centre for Coastal Research at the Univ more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, June 2 (TNSGra) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University students will explore the secrets of success for Black restaurateurs, the impact of ecotourism in Iceland, the response of Alaska's museums and zoos to climate change, and other topics using nearly $39,500 in newly awarded, university-funded Theory-to-Practice Grants. The grants, awarded three times a year, are part of Ohio Wesleyan's signature program, The OWU Connection. Th more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 4 -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following news release: Two more state attorneys general joined the lawsuit against President Joe Biden's unconstitutional cancelation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The lawsuit, led by Montana and Texas, seeks to have portions of Executive Order 13990 cancelling KXPL's cross-border permit declared unconstitutional and unlawful and seeks to prevent the Biden admin more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 5 (TNSOps) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: The US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced the Alaska Maritime Education Consortium (AMEC) has received a Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (CoE) designation in 2021. The UAS Ketchikan Maritime Training Center is one of six members of the Alaska Maritime Education Consortium, working to address the mariti more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 3 -- The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Olivia Burley to the newly created position of Military Spouse Liaison. Ms. Burley comes to WDVA with two decades of experience supporting military families and military spouses, most recently as the Regional Director for the national non-profit Operation Homefront, where she worked wit more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 4 (TNSsro) -- The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission issued the following order (No. TE-210118): In the Matter of the Petition of ALASKA AMPHIBIOUS TOURS, LLC d/b/a SEATTLE SPLASH TOURS, Petitioner, For an Exemption from WAC 480-30-191 (1)(a) ORDER 01 GRANTING PETITION FOR EXEMPTION BACKGROUND 1 On May 11, 2021, Alaska Amphibious Tours, LLC d/b/a Seattle Splash Tours (Alaska Amphibious or Company), filed with the Washington Utilities and Transp more PR