Press Releases

No. 18-130 FAIRBANKS – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spent a day in Fairbanks learning about Alaska’s vast economic and resource development potential while traveling to Washington D.C. from Indonesia. At the Secretary’s request, on Saturday, Governor Bill Walker organized a briefing on the Alaska LNG Project, which was led by Alaska Gasline Development Corporation […]

No. 18-129 JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker today ordered that Alaska state flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of two former Alaska state legislators: Henry Springer and Ed Willis. Heinrich “Henry” Springer served Nome and Northwest Alaska as a representative to the 15th State Legislature from 1987-1988. He was a longtime state employee, and […]

No. 18-128 ANCHORAGE – ConocoPhillips Alaska recently achieved first oil production at the Greater Mooses Tooth drill site (“GMT-1”) in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (“NPR-A”), the company reported on Tuesday. Governor Bill Walker released the following statement on the development: “The onset of oil production at GMT-1 is good news for Alaskans who will benefit […]

No. 18-127 NORTH POLE – At a ceremony today, Alaska Governor Bill Walker and Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs (DMVA) Commissioner Laurie Hummel designated the city of North Pole as the first military facility zone in Alaska, a change that will help spur private infrastructure development to support Eielson Air Force Base and its […]

Governor Bill Walker on Monday released the following statement on the ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor that the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) is unconstitutional: Read more