New law opens curriculum opportunities for Alaska schools July 30, 2018 No. 18-092 ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed Senate Bill 104 into law this morning at the Anchorage School District’s 2018 Learning and Leadership Summit. Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop, and principals, teachers, and staff from schools across the District gathered to regroup and get inspired as they prepare for the 2019 school […]
Four new judges appointed for Alaska July 20, 2018 No. 18-091 ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker is pleased to appoint three new superior court judges for Anchorage, and a new district court judge for Bethel. The Anchorage Superior Court will welcome Una Gandbhir, Tom Matthews, and Josie Garton to the bench. Magistrate Gandbhir has practiced law in Alaska for 24 years, after law school […]
Governor Walker signs legislative ethics reform into law July 20, 2018 No. 18-090 JEWEL LAKE – Governor Walker signed House Bill 44 into law this evening at Jewel Lake Park. The bill marks the most significant ethics reform for Alaska’s Legislature in the last decade. Sponsored by Rep. Jason Grenn, HB 44 makes a swath of good-governance changes: Common sense conflicts-of-interest rules. When a legislator votes […]
Governor Walker signs smoke-free workplace bill at Lucky Wishbone July 17, 2018 No. 18-089 ANCHORAGE – Governor Walker signed Senate Bill 63 into law this morning at the Lucky Wishbone restaurant in downtown Anchorage. The bill, sponsored by Senator Peter Micciche, protects Alaskans by ensuring smoke-free workplaces and public places across the state. For outsiders, holding the signing at Anchorage’s most famous fried-chicken eatery might raise some […]
Governor Walker signs Bree’s Law into statute July 11, 2018 No. 18-088 ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed Bree’s Law into statute today at the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center. Members of the Legislature, healthcare professionals from around Alaska, the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Harriet Drummond, and the bill’s fiercest advocates, Cindy and Butch Moore, joined in the signing ceremony for HB 214. The bill’s namesake […]