JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy met with local Filipino teachers from different Alaska school districts in honor of Filipino History Month. Alaska is home to more than 30,000 Filipino Americans - who are one of the largest Asian American groups in the state. In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States. When Alaska was faced with the national teacher sh more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy yesterday called on the U.S. Supreme Court to rein in the scope of an environmental law that could have a significant impact on how Alaska property owners manage their land. Governor Dunleavy announced that Attorney General Treg Taylor has joined in an amicus brief asking the high court to clarify what constitutes Waters of the United States (WOTUS). If left unchecked by th more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2021: Alaska and nine other states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal contractors, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced today. Under the mandate, a private business would be required to force its employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before it could be awarded a federal contract or have an existing contract with the federal government  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: With six days remaining before the end of the Fourth Special Session, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy says the time for Legislators to act is more pressing than ever, given additional revenues for the State and sharply rising energy costs for Alaskans. "If the Legislature is unwilling to make the Permanent Fund Dividend whole, Legislators could, at least, make a decision to pay a supplemental PFD under th more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy's office today announced the launch of a new podcast titled, An Update from the Third Floor, which discusses the latest barriers placed on Alaska by the Biden administration on natural resource development and on private/workplace choices regarding COVID-19. The first episode, "Biden's Attack on Alaska," details how executive orders and statements from Presi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Oct. 25, 2021: During Filipino-American Heritage Month, we celebrate the birthday of trailblazing Filipino-American labor leader, organizer and California Hall of Fame Inductee Larry Itliong. On this day in 1913, Larry Itliong was born in San Nicolas, Pangasinan - a province of the Philippines. At the age of 15, he left his homeland and arrived in the United States in 1929. While working as more PR

PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 27 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Cooley advised Los Angeles-based venture capital firm UP.Partners, which supports companies that are transforming the moving world, on the closing of its inaugural $230 million fund. Partner John Clendenin led the Cooley team advising UP.Partners. Alaska Air Group, ARK Invest founder and CEO Cathie Wood, Toyota subsidiary Woven Capital, Standard Industries, Hillwood and OSM Maritime joined the fund, among  more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2021: Gov. Doug Burgum today stressed his support for a legal challenge filed today on behalf of North Dakota and nine other states to the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on federal contractors. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined nine other states - Missouri, Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Wyoming - in a lawsuit more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 30 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the State of New Hampshire has joined with the states of Missouri, Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to file a lawsuit against the federal government for imposing a vaccine mandate on federal contractors and federally contracted employees. In connection with the filing, Attorney G more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Indian Health Board issued the following news: The National Indian Health Board's (NIHB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stacy A. Bohlen was appointed to the Health & Wellness Advisory Council for America250, the nationwide commemoration of America's 250th anniversary in 2026 led by the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress. Bohlen joins 12 distinguished council members that will cover topics of physical health, mental health, social well-bei more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 28 (TNSBook) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: "Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America." As the subtitle of Amy Butcher's new book, "Mothertrucker," the statement is deceptively simple. On the surface, it refers to Joy Wiebe - Instagram's "Mothertrucker" and the only woman driving a fuel tanker on northern Alaska's treacherous Dalton Highway before she was killed in a rollover accident on the remote road in 2018. But "finding joy" also r more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 29 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: The UAS Associate of Applied Science - Health Information Management Program (AAS-HIM) was successfully reaccredited on Friday, October 22. The Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) found that the program met all 26 standards with no need for corrections. There are 362 CAHIIM accredited programs and only 2% of these programs pass wi more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: Three-quarters of rural Americans live more than an hour from the nearest site testing new treatments for COVID-19, research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. Overall, almost a third of Americans would have to travel more than 60 minutes to access new therapies as they are being tested. This geographic disparity limits access to COVID-19 clinical trials in man more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: Three-quarters of rural Americans live more than an hour from the nearest site testing new treatments for COVID-19, research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. Overall, almost a third of Americans would have to travel more than 60 minutes to access new therapies as they are being tested. This geographic disparity limits access to COVID-19 clinical trials in man more PR