Governor Walker Signs Bills on State Ferries and Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange August 10, 2017 Governor Bill Walker today signed a trio of bills in Southeast Alaska. Senate Bill 3 reestablishes “best management” standards for the handling of waste water discharged from small commercial passenger vessels – including state ferries – while Senate Bill 33 officially names the two new Alaska Class Ferries currently under construction M/V Tazlina and M/V Hubbard. Read more
Community Health Center Week August 9, 2017 NOW THEREFORE, I, Bill Walker, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, do hereby proclaim August 13-19, 2017 as: Community Health Center Week in Alaska, and encourage all Alaskans to take advantage of the services provided by their local community health center and to recognize the important partnership between community health centers and the communities they serve. Read more
Governor Signs $22 Million Revenue Bill into Law August 7, 2017 Governor Bill Walker today signed into law Senate Bill 30, which is expected to generate between $22 million and $27 million in revenue to the state. Read more
Governor Walker Hosts Tokyo Gas Presidents for Meetings in Alaska August 3, 2017 Tokyo Gas President Michiaki Hirose and Tokyo Gas America President Shunjiro Yamashita spent several days in Juneau this week, and held meetings with Governor Bill Walker, Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott and members of the governor’s oil and gas team Read more
Governor Walker Signs Bills Protecting Vulnerable Adults and Modernizing Asset Protection Laws August 2, 2017 Governor Bill Walker today signed two pieces of legislation to update laws designed to protect Alaskans and their assets. Read more