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State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for 2021-10-03 ( 6 items )  
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy to Convene Special Session on Oct. 4 (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy amended his Executive Proclamation convening the Thirty-Second Legislature into a fourth special session, which will now be held on October 4, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. The Governor's proclamation was further amended to add specific items for the Legislature to consider, including a supplemental appropriation for the 2021 Permanent Fund Dividend. "Alaskans rightly expect their g more PR

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Visits the Kenai Peninsula for Cabinet Meeting (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy this week convened his cabinet on the Kenai Peninsula. The cabinet meeting coincided with a tour of the Marathon Petroleum Refinery and the Kenai Peninsula College's Process Technology Center. "Kenai is Alaska's playground, and I call it America's playground," said Governor Dunleavy to the cabinet. "It's a great place to fish and a great place for recreation. In the past,  more PR

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy: Paula Vrana Named Commissioner of Administration Acting Commissioner Amanda Holland is Retiring (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is proud to announce the appointment of Paula Vrana as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Administration. Commissioner Vrana has served as deputy commissioner of the department since January 2019. She is an attorney and lifelong Alaskan, her family roots in Southeast Alaska date back to early World War II years in Skagway. Today is Acting Commissioner Amanda Holland's more PR

CABQ and Native American Leaders Host Albuquerque Indian School Cemetery Acknowledgement (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 27 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The Albuquerque Commission on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (CAIANA), Native American stakeholders and City of Albuquerque, held a public acknowledgement event to honor the children who are buried at the Albuquerque Indian School Cemetery in 4-H Park. This event was a direct result of recommendations from community stakeholders and CAIANA. Click here to view the event livestream: https://www.you more PR

Dunleavy Administration Announces Successful Completion of Land Exchange (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is pleased to announce a successful land exchange through the Alaska Mental Health Trust (AMHT), which increases support for the Southeast logging industry and Alaska's mental health treatment programs. This significant work by the State will directly benefit the State's economy and the beneficiaries of the AMHT. "In the face of ever-increasing restrictions from the Biden  more PR

Ernestine Hayes Receives Awards From Rasmuson Foundation, Juneau-Douglas City Museum (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 1 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: * * * UAS Faculty Emerita Ernestine Hayes honored by the Rasmuson Foundation and Juneau-Douglas City Museum Ernestine Saankalaxt Hayes has recently been honored with two awards. A former Alaska State Writer Laureate, she was chosen to receive the Rasmuson Foundation Distinguished Artist award as well as the Juneau-Douglas City Museum's first ever Marie Darlin Prize. The Rasmuson Foundatio more PR