JUNEAU, Alaska, June 16 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on June 15, 2021: * * * Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a statement on actions by a federal judge to halt implementation of the Biden Administration's unlawful moratorium placed on oil and gas leasing until the litigation is completed. "This is excellent news for Alaska. As we have seen in less than five months, the threat of federal overreach on major economic projects within Alaska is very rea more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 18 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on June 16, 2021: * * * Governor Mike Dunleavy issued the following statement today about last night's floor session in the Alaska House that resulted in an incomplete state budget. "Last night's floor votes on the upcoming budget resulted in a spending plan that is incomplete and creates uncertainty for Alaskans statewide. "There is adequate time to fix this. I am urging both bodies to reengage on the b more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 14 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on June `12, 2021: * * * Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a statement in response to the Biden administration's intent to redefine "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS). The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement came this week and moves to exert greater control over Alaska's waters. A broadened definition will require more projects to get federal permits. This will increase project  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 19 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on June 18, 2021: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a proclamation calling the legislature into a second special session to pass a complete and constitutional Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Following the legislature's inability to properly fund the budget and provide an effective date of July 1st, Governor Dunleavy took immediate action in order to avoid a government shutdown. "This budget threatens a more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 18 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills held a press conference today where he urged the Legislature to complete its constitutionally mandated task of passing a state operating and capital budget. The Legislature has failed to pass a Fiscal Year 2022 budget that meets the minimum requirements under the Alaska Constitution - specifically, an effective date that would allow fun more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, June 17 (TNSOps) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: Concluding a challenging 15 months of COVID-19 modified programming, University of Alaska Southeast Outdoor Studies students completed two capstone field courses this spring. In the first, ten students and one instructor established a base camp approximately 2000 feet above the Gilkey River and backcountry skied in the area from May 5-15th. During the same period, a second group with seven more PR

LOGAN, Utah, June 16 (TNSPer) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Anessa Pennington Utah State University College of Engineering alum Scott Lindsey has been named director of the National Weather Service Alaska Region. With more than 30 years of experience as a hydrologist in Alaska, Lindsey is ready to take on the climate challenges facing one of the most vulnerable areas of the country. The National Weather Service Alaska Region - one of six in the nation - provides weath more PR