JUNEAU, Alaska, March 23 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, emergency preparedness is extremely vital for survival in times of crisis; and WHEREAS, as one of the world's most seismically active regions, Alaska's coastline contains many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis. Sixteen of the 20 largest earthquakes in the United States have occurred in Alaska; and WHEREAS, Alaska is also home to the highest tsunami wave ever recorded, the Lituya Bay more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 27 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy yesterday signed House Bill 308 and Senate Bill 74 - two major pieces of legislation providing for expanded unemployment benefits in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and doubling minimum internet speeds at Alaska's schools. House Bill 308 aggressively expands unemployment insurance benefits by waiving the one-week waiting period, increasing the weekly benefit for dependents  more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 23 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on March 21: Governor Mike Dunleavy is announcing that Alaskan businesses can now apply for the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). "The Coronavirus is intensifying Alaska's existing economic challenges and simultaneously creating new ones, s more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 25 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Gov. Jay Inslee joined the governors of Alaska, Illinois and Ohio in urging the Trump administration to expand access to unemployment benefits as the impact of COVID-19 continues to disrupt the economy. The letter reads, in part: "We request that you immediately unlock existing federal funding in the Disaster Unemployment Account by declaring a major disaster quickly for those governors as they more PR