JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Feb. 5: The Dunleavy administration released the FY20 supplemental bill to cover the unanticipated costs from two natural disasters and Medicaid services and programs. The legislation also contains funding to continue to improve public safety in Alaska, repair transportation infrastructure, and provide mental health and elder care services. "The state has unanticipated and significant costs that will h more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the following appointments and reappointments to State of Alaska boards and commissions. Alaska Aerospace Corporation Board of Directors * Jana Turvey - Anchorage * Term: 2/4/2020 - 7/1/2021 Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services * Marvin Cox - Eagle River (reappointment) * Term: 1/29/2020 - 11/5/2023 * Ronald Bowers - Dillingham (reappointment) * Ter more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Lucinda Mahoney as Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue. Mahoney has 30 years of broad experience in the areas of consulting, treasury, debt management, investment management, accounting, budgeting, and business development. She will be named Commissioner effective, February 4, 2020. "Lucinda's experienced background and outstanding work ethic will make more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration in response to a series of severe winter storms that impacted State owned and maintained infrastructure on the Kenai Peninsula. The declaration activates the state's Public Assistance disaster recovery program which is funded by the State of Alaska Disaster Relief Fund. In addition, the Governor will request a presidential Disaster Declaration in order  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, in 1976, as Americans celebrated the national bicentennial, President Gerald Ford urged the nation to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history" and, for the first time, Black History Month was celebrated nationwide; and WHEREAS, President Ford's words rang true to the nation, and in that spirit, de more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy mourn the death of Willow Firefighter Roger Delongchamp who passed away early Saturday morning responding to an emergency call. "Rose and I were saddened to hear of the loss of Roger this morning and we hope all Alaskans will join us in praying for his family, friends, and fellow first responders during this difficult time," said Governor Dunleav more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: WHEREAS, all Alaskans have the right to experience a healthy and safe relationship, free of abuse; and it is of utmost importance that adequate education about healthy relationships be available to Alaska's youth, as well as safe shelter for those who are experiencing abuse from a dating partner; and WHEREAS, teen dating violence is a serious violation that can affect a person's physical and emotional he more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 8 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice: Subject to AS 38.05.810(a) the Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO) has made a Preliminary Decision to offer a 10-year lease to the Vertical Bridge Towers III, LLC for an existing one-acre telecommunication site located near Willow, Alaska. The site is located within Section 21 of Township 19 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian. The public is invited to review and comment on this Decis more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 4 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice: Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Southcentral Regional Land Office has received an application for the following: APPLICANT: Tim Pope dba Natron Air, Inc. PROJECT NAME: LAS 33157 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Located in Southwestern Alaska within the southern portion of Crescent Lake, approximately three quarters of a mile southwest from the Lake Fork of Crescent River. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NE1/4 of th more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 5 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water (DMLW) has received a request from Teck Alaska Incorporated (TAK), 3105 Lakeshore Drive, Building A, Suite 101, Anchorage, AK 99517, operators of the Red Dog Mine, to issue a Millsite Lease, ADL 233521, and for approval of the Millsite Lease Plan of Operation, to support mining operations at the adjacent Red Dog Min more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 5 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice: Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Northern Regional Land Office has received an application for the following: APPLICANT: GCI FIBER COMMUNICATION COMPANY, INC. PROJECT NAME: ADL 421320 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: On the western side of the Dalton Highway, from milepost 326 to 334. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Within: Sections 30 and 31 of Township 3 South, Range 14 East, Umiat Meridian; Sections 6, 7, 17, 18, more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 4 -- General Communication, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * - 50 Alaska students will each receive a $2,000 scholarship for 2020-21 academic year * * * To support Alaska students who have decided to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM), GCI has committed $100,000 to its statewide scholarship program. Fifty Alaska students will each receive a $2,000 scholarship for the 2020-21 academic year through the more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 3 -- General Communication, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * - Rural Operations team employs nearly 50 rural-based tower climbers to maintain GCI's statewide network * * * Strapped into a full set of safety gear, from helmets to harnesses, each GCI tower climber goes through extensive training every year to ensure they can safely scale some of the most remote telecommunications towers in North America. While the environment can pr more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 6 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Feb. 5: Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Vanderbilt University have identified a new species of thalattosaur, a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago. A new paper, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, identifies the species as Gunakadeit joseeae [Guh-NOK-uh-date JOE-zee-ay]. The fossil, uncovered in Southeast Alaska in 2011, is the most more PR