ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 22 -- Alaska Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson issued the following news release: Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson today announced that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies, the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls. This agreement will help protect phone users from illegal robocalls and make it easier for attorneys general to investigate and prosecute bad actors more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 22 -- Alaska Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson issued the following news release: Finding the defendant to be "a clear and present danger to society," Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston imposed a sentence of 30 years on 31-year-old Pagopago Lelilio, convicted of firing a gun at officers as they tried to take him into custody. In October 2018, an Anchorage jury found Lelilio guilty of assaulting and attempting to murder Anchorage Police Department officers. Du more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 21 -- Kansas City International Airport issued the following news release: * * * - Travelers will Leave from One Terminal and Return to Another * * * Kansas City air travelers take note: Alaska Airlines and Allegiant will swap terminals and gates at Kansas City International Airport overnight on Monday, August 26 and begin operating in their new locations Tuesday, August 27. Alaska will move to Terminal C, Gate 78 and Allegiant will move to Terminal B, Gate 52. Th more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 19 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue Air Quality Control Operating Permit No. AQ0064TVP04 for the Bruce Platform under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: Hilcorp Alaska, LLC 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, AK 99503 Location: Latitude: 60- 59' 45" North; Longitude: 151- 17' 52" West Activity: The Bruc more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 19 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue Air Quality Control Operating Permit No. AQ0210TVP04 for the Snake River Power Plant under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: Nome Joint Utility System PO Box 70 Nome, AK 99762 Location: Latitude: 64- 30' 20.5" North; Longitude: 165- 25' 44.4" West Activity: The Snake River Pow more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today announced the following appointments and reappointments to State of Alaska boards and commissions, as well as nominations to Federal boards and commissions. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors * Vivian Stiver - Fairbanks * Term: 8/14/19 - 6/30/21 Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Board of Trustees * Anita Halterman - Eagle River * Term: 8/2 more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: In a 10 minute address to Alaskans, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today announced his final decisions on the FY20 budget through the enactment and targeted vetoes of HB 2001, legislation sent to the Governor earlier this month that funded an incomplete dividend and restored previously vetoed funds. In his announcement today, Governor Dunleavy made clear he would not veto the Legislature's incomplete divi more PR

PALMER, Alaska, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today issued a Disaster Declaration for the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough for impacts from the McKinley, Deshka Landing, and Swan Lake wildfires. The wildfires have damaged or destroyed an estimated 83 structures, resulted in mandatory evacuation of approximately 400 residents, and caused intermittent travel delays along the Sterling and Parks Highway more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 22 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice (Docket No. EV-3-319): Notice is hereby given that the Department of Natural Resources, under the authority of AS 40.15.305, shall hold a public hearing. The hearing concerns a petition submitted by Ward Farms LLC to eliminate the east boundary of Lot 2, Walker's Acres (Plat 2002-111 FRD) and to replat Lots 1 & 2 of said Walker's Acres to facilitate the proposed Alaska Range Subdivision crea more PR

SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, Aug. 22 -- Emerson Electric, an automation technology and software company, issued the following news: * * * - Environmental stewardship award recognizes technology's ability to deliver faster response time and improved safety thanks to increased visibility into well conditions * * * The Alaska Oil and Gas Association has awarded the "Alaska Oil & Gas Project of the Year for Environmental Stewardship and Innovation" to BP Alaska's Prudhoe Bay Unit Well Operating Limits P more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 23 -- General Communication, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * - Ongoing partnership also provides loaner phones to Red Cross staff, volunteers during disaster relief efforts * * * GCI announced today a $5,000 donation to the Red Cross of Alaska in support of the organization's tireless efforts supporting Alaskans impacted by the ongoing Swan Lake and McKinley Wildfires. "Our hearts are with those who have been displaced or otherw more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 24 -- General Communication, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release, dated on Aug. 21: * * * - GCI selects recipients for its third suicide prevention grant * * * The 2019 GCI Suicide Prevention Fund, administered by the Alaska Community Foundation, will distribute more than $100,000 to nine recipient organizations this year, funding suicide prevention programs across Alaska. This is the third year that GCI has supported the grant program. "A more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: * * * - Agreement Includes Multi-Year Step Down in Funding, Totaling Reductions of $70 Million Over Three Years * * * The University of Alaska and Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy have reached an agreement on a multi-year compact that preserves $110 million in state funding for the university for Fiscal Year 2020, reducing UA's budget by $25 million for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2019. The ag more PR