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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for 2026-10-22 ( 18 items )  
Ala. A.G. Marshall Joins U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Support of Parents' Religious Rights (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 21 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Joins U.S. Supreme Court Brief in Support of Parents' Religious Rights October 19, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala) - Attorney General Steve Marshall joined an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting the religious rights of parents to object to vaccination requirements for their daughter who attends an online-only public school. Krystal and Anthony Perry believe that vaccinations developed fr more PR

Alaska Air Group reports third quarter 2026 results (10)
SEATTLE, Oct. 20 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release: * * * Alaska Air Group reports third quarter 2026 results * Reported loss per share of ($1.32), and adjusted earnings per share, excluding impact of revised tax rate, of $0.36 Announced intent to join the Atlantic and Pacific Joint International Businesses with oneworld and global partners New service to Osaka and Papeete expands Seattle's nonstop international network to 9 of 15 planned routes by 2030 Alaska more PR

America First Legal Asks Court to Order Alaska Judicial Council to Produce Records Relating to Use of DEI in Judicial Selections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Asks Court to Order Alaska Judicial Council to Produce Records Relating to Use of DEI in Judicial Selections * America First Legal (AFL) has filed its response opposing the Alaska Judicial Council's (AJC) motion to dismiss AFL's September lawsuit, America First Legal Foundation v. Alaska Judicial Council. The lawsuit challenges the AJC's failure to produce records concerning its use of " more PR

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Asks Court to Protect Kids' Data in A.I. Company Bankruptcy (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Asks Court to Protect Kids' Data in A.I. Company Bankruptcy * Says users should have the right to delete their data before any sale FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 20, 2026 RALEIGH - Character.AI is an artificial intelligence chatbot powered by "characters" designed to mimic human conversation and relationships. Some of these bots presented themselves as psychologists, therapists,  more PR

BLS Issues Report on Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers Third Quarter 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers Third Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Oct. 21, 2026 (10 pages) * * * Median weekly earnings of the nation's 122.2 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,232 in the third quarter of 2026 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 1.5 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 3.5 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C more PR

Coast Guard Cutter Munro completes Arctic patrol, strengthens U.S. presence in high north (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Munro completes Arctic patrol, strengthens U.S. presence in high north * ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their Base Alameda homeport on Coast Guard Island Oct. 9, 2026, following a 112-day Alaska patrol that covered more than 23,000 nautical miles across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. Operating under the Coast Guard Arctic District, Munro deployed to control more PR

FCC Issues Daily Digest for Oct. 20 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (TNSdock) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following Daily Digest (Vol. 45, No. 201) on(Oct. 20, 2026: * * * THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY: PUBLIC NOTICES Report No: REPORT NO. PN-3-261020-01. Released: 2026-10-20. PLEADINGS. MB. DOC-426019A1.pdf (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-426019A1.pdf) DOC-426019A1.txt (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-426019A1.txt) Released: 2026-10-20. NOTICE CONCERNING EX PARTE STATUS OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADV more PR

Montana medical students to present statewide research on Oct. 30 (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 21 -- Montana State University posted the following news: * * * Montana medical students to present statewide research on Oct. 30 * BOZEMAN -- Thirty Montana WWAMI medical students will present their research addressing healthcare challenges across Montana and beyond at an open house on Friday, Oct. 30. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center's Entrance 1 lobby. Attendees can RSVP online or by contacting Montana WWAMI at wwami@ more PR

New Switches Streamline Business, MDU & Residential Deployments (10)
SAN JOSE, California, Oct. 20 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release: * * * New Switches Streamline Business, MDU & Residential Deployments * Launch of Calix GigaPro Managed Switches Enables Seamless Business, MDU, and Residential Deployments To Drive Service Provider Growth The new GigaPro managed switch portfolio gives providers more ways to pair managed switches with Calix appliances and SmartLife experiences, expanding the types of business, multifamily, and res more PR

NFWF Announces $35.5 Million in Grants to Accelerate Recovery of Endangered and Threatened Species (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $35.5 Million in Grants to Accelerate Recovery of Endangered and Threatened Species * New program targets the final hurdles to species recovery across the nation, while also supporting conservation on working lands shared by wildlife, farmers, ranchers, foresters and other landowners. WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 21, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today anno more PR

NRCS Alaska Announces State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting December 3, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS Alaska Announces State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting December 3, 2026 * Committee members and stakeholders will discuss Alaska's natural resource concerns, conservation priorities, and opportunities for collaboration (PALMER, ALASKA) OCTOBER 21, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alaska is hosting a State Technical Advisory Committee (S more PR

Stantec and GFT joint venture awarded $249 million NAVFAC Northwest architect-engineer contract (10)
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 21 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Stantec, a design and consulting company, posted the following news: * * * Stantec and GFT joint venture awarded $249 million NAVFAC Northwest architect-engineer contract * Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, and GFT (formerly TranSystems), a privately held architecture, engineering, and construction firm, have been selected as a joint venture for the U.S. Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Northwest US$249 million Architect-Enginee more PR

Sullivan Ensures Alaska Fishermen Eligible for USDA Fuel Cost Relief (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Ensures Alaska Fishermen Eligible for USDA Fuel Cost Relief * FAIRBANKS, ALASKA--U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, today announced the eligibility of Alaska fishermen for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) newly formed Harvest Fuel Relief Program. The program, announced yesterday by USDA Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, makes available $8 billion  more PR

Trump Says Taiwan Has Struck 20-Year Alaska LNG Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Says Taiwan Has Struck 20-Year Alaska LNG Deal * President Trump announced that Taiwan plans to buy 6 million metric tons of LNG annually from Alaska's LNG project, bringing natural gas from the state's North Slope to markets in the state and abroad. Taiwan signed a letter of intent in March 2025 and will invest up to $4.4 billion in the major pipeline and LNG export project; however, the financial structure and ownershi more PR

UAW Members Out in Force in Key Midterm Districts Could Shape the Next Congress (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 21 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following news: * * * UAW Members Out in Force in Key Midterm Districts Could Shape the Next Congress * With less than two weeks until Election Day, the UAW is leading its most ambitious political operation in decades in some of the country's most critical and high-profile races. These contests will shape the next two years of government in Washington, D.C., and beyond. The UAW has deployed over 130 full-time political organizers and 1,000 volunteers ac more PR

University of Nebraska: Smith Finds His Compositional Voice in the Alaskan Wilderness (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 22 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * October 20, 2026 Smith finds his compositional voice in the Alaskan wilderness By Kathe Andersen, Fine and Performing Arts For three days, Comet Smith had no music notation software, no phone and no Wi-Fi. Instead, he found himself in Denali National Park and Preserve, surrounded by mountains, wind, wildlife and something perhaps even more powerful for a composer: silence. Smith, a senior music composition major in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine an more PR

USGS Releases Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources in Alaska's North Slope (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * USGS Releases Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources in Alaska's North Slope * 96 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Estimated in North Slope RESTON, Va. -- The U.S. Geological Survey released an assessment estimating 96 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable, undiscovered natural gas resources on Alaska's North Slope. This is nearly three times the roughly 35 trillion cubic feet (TCFG) of proven gas reserves on the North  more PR

USGS Releases Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources in Alaska's North Slope (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS Releases Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources in Alaska's North Slope * Here's how you know Official websites use.gov A.gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure.gov websites use HTTPS A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the.gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. RESTON, Va. -- The U.S. Geological Su more PR