JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 9 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Attorney General Treg Taylor joined with 21 other attorneys general in opposing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) proposed rule to require federal registration of handguns equipped with stabilizing braces. The new rule, if it takes effect, would reclassify such handguns as "short-barreled rifles," and subject them to the stringent requirements of the National Firearms more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 7 -- The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development issued the following news release: Tuesday the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) released statewide, district, school, and subgroup level results from the 2021 administration of the Performance Evaluation for Alaska's Schools (PEAKS) assessment. These results are now available online. School districts have until September 30 to distribute student-level reports to parents and educators. Approx more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: * * * Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued the following statement regarding President Joe Biden's attempt to force vaccinations on millions of Americans. "It is clear from the data and empirical evidence over the last year that the vaccine is the most effective way to fight Covid 19. From what we are seeing in our hospitals, the very ill are mostly those who are unvaccinated. "As Governor, and as so more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: At a press conference today, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy was joined by representatives from five of the state's leading resource development organizations to call out the Biden administration for its latest attempts to snuff out Alaska's natural resource based economy that will result in lost jobs, revenue and economic prosperity for all Alaskans. Earlier this week, the U.S. Bureau of more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2021: Governor Mike Dunleavy today named Ryan Anderson as the new commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Anderson most recently served as Northern Region Director for the department. He replaces John MacKinnon who served as commissioner since December 2018. "Commissioner Anderson built an admirable record of achievement and public service during his ten more PR