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Governor Encourages Budget Passage as New Special Session Begins
June 23, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – With one week remaining in the fiscal year, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today introduced a budget bill representing a path forward to avert a government shutdown as the second special session of 2021 begins. The complete budget...
Dunleavy Reestablishes Denali Commission Transportation Advisory Committee
June 22, 2021 (Palmer, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the reestablishment of the Denali Commission Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), and has named eight appointees to the board. With an expected increase of incoming federal roads and...
Governor Distributes Funding Prioritizing Public Safety
June 21, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced a distribution of federal and state funds prioritizing Alaskans’ public safety as the 2021 fiscal year nears closure. Totaling $2.4 million in state general funds and previously...
Alaska Pollinator Week
WHEREAS, Alaska has an abundance of plant and animal species that enhance the natural beauty of our great state, and contribute to the health of our ecosystems and industries; and WHEREAS, pollination plays a vital role in the health of our forests, grasslands, and...
Juneteenth Day
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska celebrates Juneteenth, a blending of “June” and “nineteenth,” on the third Saturday in June, which is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States; and WHEREAS, this commemoration dates back to June...
Governor Takes Immediate Action, Calls Legislature into Second Special Session
“This budget threatens a state government shutdown and jeopardizes public safety and essential services.” June 18, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a proclamation calling the legislature into a second special session to pass a complete...
Governor Urges Legislature to Complete Budget
June 17, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills held a press conference today where he urged the Legislature to complete its constitutionally mandated task of passing a state operating and capital budget. The...
6/17 Budget Press Briefing
Governor Mike Dunleavy held a press briefing in Juneau to discuss problems surrounding the State's FY 22...
Governor Dunleavy Issues Statement on the Special Session
June, 16, 2021 (Juneau, AK) - Governor Mike Dunleavy issued the following statement today about last night’s floor session in the Alaska House that resulted in an incomplete state budget. “Last night’s floor votes on the upcoming budget resulted in a spending plan...
Dunleavy Issues Statement on Federal Action to Resume Oil and Gas Leasing Program
June 15, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a statement on actions by a federal judge to halt implementation of the Biden Administration’s unlawful moratorium placed on oil and gas leasing until the litigation is completed. “This is...
Alaska Invasive Species Awareness Week
WHEREAS, Alaska’s vast natural environment includes terrestial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems supporting native populations of wild plants, fish and wildlife, as well as cultivated crops and livestock; and WHEREAS, the introduction and spread of harmful...
Dunleavy Responds to Biden Administration’s Intent to Redefine WOTUS
June 12, 2021 (Juneau, AK) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a statement in response to the Biden administration’s intent to redefine “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement came this week and moves...
Dunleavy Disappointed In Biden Administration Decision To Suppress Alaska’s Economic Opportunities
June 11, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy called the decision by the Biden Administration to repeal the previous administration’s plan to lift roadless rule allowing the forest to allow sensible economic activity in the Tongass National Forest a...
Dunleavy Urges Swift Legislative Action on Constitutional Amendment to Protect Permanent Fund
June 10, 2021 (Juneau AK) - With just over a week remaining in the first Special Session, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today reiterated the need to address his proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 6, protecting Alaska’s Permanent Fund and the Permanent Fund...
Governor Recognizes Passing of Tom Fink
Governor Dunleavy has ordered that U.S. flags and Alaska state flags fly at half-staff on June 11, 2021, in honor of former Speaker Tom Fink.
This is the year to save the PFD
Support for protecting the Permanent Fund dividend in the Alaska Constitution has reached unprecedented levels. Nearly 100 Alaskans called into the House Judiciary Committee hearing to voice their support and thousands more have sent letters of support. The “let...
Governor Recognizes Passing of Tom Fink
June 5, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy issued the following statement on the passing of Tom Fink, who served in the Alaska State House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976, was the 7th Speaker of the House from...
Governor Dunleavy Announces Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Appointee
June 3, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the reappointment of Craig Richards to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees for the term of July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2025. Richards served on the Board of Trustees from 2015...
Governor Recognizes Passing of Former Sen. Kookesh
Governor Dunleavy has ordered that U.S. flags and Alaska state flags fly at half-staff on June 4, 2021 in honor of Senator Albert Kookesh.
Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
NOW THEREFORE, I, Mike Dunleavy, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALASKA, do hereby proclaim June 3, 2021 as Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day in Alaska, and encourage all Alaskans to join with the people of Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, and the Aleutian Islands to honor all who were lost in Alaska during World War II, and order the Alaska State Flag to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of those who perished.
Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day
WHEREAS, on June 3, 1942, World War II arrived in Alaska. On this fateful day, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dutch Harbor on Amaknak Island was bombed by Japanese “Kate” bombers from two of their aircraft carriers, marking the first aerial attack by...
Governor Dunleavy Issues Statement on Biden Administration’s Action to Stop Developing ANWR
June 1, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a statement on today’s announcement by the Biden Administration to unilaterally suspend oil and gas leases in the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) which were thoroughly...
Great Outdoors Month
WHEREAS, Alaska is known for its expansive landscapes and people from all over the world travel to experience the breathtaking views and diverse wildlife the Last Frontier has to offer; and WHEREAS, throughout Alaska’s changing seasons, an abundance of recreational...
Memorial Day
WHEREAS, generations of brave, selfless, patriotic men and women serving in the military, have given their lives protecting and defending our nation; and WHEREAS, each year on the last Monday in May, Americans pause to observe Memorial Day, set aside as a National...
Alaska Permanent Fund Reaches Record High of $80.1 Billion
May 28, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the daily value of the Alaska Permanent Fund reached an all-time record high of $80.1 billion. “The Permanent Fund has done an exceptional job and we are seeing the highest returns ever in...
Governor Recognizes Passing of Former Sen. Kookesh
May 28, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy issued the following statement on the passing of former Alaska State Senator Albert Kookesh, who served in the Alaska State House of Representatives from 1997-2004 and the...
Governor Dunleavy Demands Clean Up Of Alaska Contaminated Lands
May 27, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Governor Dunleavy sent a letter to President Biden today demanding that the U.S. Departments of Interior, Defense, and Agriculture complete the legally required cleanup of over a thousand contaminated sites on State of Alaska and...
Alaska Public/Private Partnership Saves 2021 Cruise Season
May 27, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the State of Alaska, several southeast Alaska communities, and Norwegian Cruise Line signed the first Local Multi-Port Agreement, accomplishing a large component of the Centers for Disease...
A Proclamation on Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in San Jose, California
I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, May 30, 2021.
Safe Boating Week
WHEREAS, Alaska offers unlimited outdoor activities on the multitude of available waterways; from kayaking to river rafting, sport fishing to boating, Alaska’s lakes, rivers, and coastline are used for recreation, work, and transportation; and WHEREAS, Alaska has...
