Governor Dunleavy Signs House Bill 14, Closes ‘Schneider Loophole’ July 19, 2019 Friday, July 19, 2019 (Juneau) – Today Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy signed into law House Bill 14, legislation to close the final gap in the ‘Schneider Loophole’ that allowed for a heinous act of violence to be met with little consequence. HB 14, sponsored by Representative John Lincoln of Kotzebue, classifies the act of […]
Governor Dunleavy Welcomes VA Secretary to Alaska July 18, 2019 Thursday, July 18, 2019 (Palmer) – Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today welcomed US Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to Alaska. Governor Dunleavy and Secretary Wilkie held a productive meeting in Palmer, discussing ways the VA can expand and improve the services they offer to veterans across Alaska, as well as how the federal […]
Governor Dunleavy Amends Call for Second Legislative Special Session July 17, 2019 Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today announced an amended call of the second legislative special session, adding the capital budget and amending the location from Wasilla to Juneau. Read more
Dunleavy Signs Narrow Capital Budget, Urges Legislature to Complete Unfinished Business July 10, 2019 July 10, 2019 (Wasilla) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today transmitted a narrow Fiscal Year 2020 capital budget, sending a message to the Legislature that – by failing to capture more than a billion dollars in federal infrastructure dollars and to provide an adequate funding source – their work constitutes an incomplete. “Unfortunately, the […]
Governor Dunleavy Signs Crime-Fighting Legislation Into Law July 8, 2019 July 8, 2019 (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today signed into law House Bill 49, a criminal justice reform package championed and ushered through the legislature by his administration. The legislation, which effectively repeals and replaces the failed SB91, addresses many of the gaps in Alaska’s criminal statutes and codes by strengthening sentencing […]