🎥📷 8/18 COVID-19 Press Briefing August 18, 2020 Governor Dunleavy held his weekly press briefing to provide Alaskans an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor was joined by members of his administration to discuss the state’s response to both the health and economic troubles caused by the virus.
100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Day August 18, 2020 WHEREAS although both men and women worked together to build our great Nation, the fundamental right to have a voice in government was not allotted to women in the United States for centuries; and WHEREAS, the decades-long public fight for women’s right to vote began on July 19, 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention, the […]
🎥 Governor Dunleavy’s Video Statement on ANWR Announcement August 17, 2020 Governor Mike Dunleavy released the following video statement following the announcement that the US Department of Interior had made a Record of Decision approving the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska.
Governor Dunleavy approves extension of federal UI benefits to help unemployed Alaskans August 13, 2020 With the goal to help Alaskans who are receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, Governor Mike Dunleavy has authorized the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development to begin the FEMA application process and utilize state UI Trust Funds that will result in a $300 weekly increase in unemployment benefits. “After reviewing in detail all of […]
Governor Dunleavy Appoints Ethan Schutt to Alaska Permanent Fund Board August 12, 2020 Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed Ethan Schutt to the Alaska Permanent Fund Board of Trustees. Schutt is a life-long Alaskan who currently serves as the chief executive officer of the Alaska Native Resource Development, LLC, a subsidiary of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. A Stanford-educated attorney, Schutt previously spent a decade managing Cook Inlet […]