Governor Walker signs four education bills to improve Alaska’s schools August 10, 2018 18-098 FAIRBANKS – Governor Walker signed four education bills into law this morning, with members of the North Star School District who gathered together to celebrate the beginning of the school year. The bills improve access to different sources of funding for rural and urban schools, including creating a PFD raffle to fund education in […]
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month August 9, 2018 NOW THEREFORE, I, Bill Walker, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, do hereby proclaim August 2018 as: Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month in Alaska, and encourage all Alaskans to seek educational opportunities about Muscular Dystrophy and support those whose lives are affected by it. Read more
Governor Walker signs healthcare omnibus SB 105 into law August 7, 2018 No. 18-096 ANCHORAGE – Governor Walker signed Senate Bill 105 at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s meeting at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage this afternoon. Supporters of the omnibus health bill gathered to watch its sponsors – including Rep. Ivy Spohnholz, Rep. Geran Tarr, and Sen. David Wilson – speak to the bill’s merits, and […]
Governor Walker issues statement on potential LNG tariffs August 3, 2018 No. 18-095 ANCHORAGE – In response to questions on the announcement of potential Chinese tariffs against American energy production, Governor Walker issued the following statement: “Alaska’s vast reserves of natural gas can satisfy market demand for nearly a century, and short term trade tensions do not change this long-term value proposition. Alaska LNG would be […]
Health insurance rates down 25 percent since launch of Alaska Reinsurance Program August 1, 2018 Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield on Wednesday announced submission of a 2019 individual market filing to the Alaska Division of Insurance which, if approved, would decrease rates by an average of 3.9 percent. Read more