May 20, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Commending Alaskans’ efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced the statewide COVID-19 14-day average case rate has dropped from a classified “high” to an “intermediate” level, with 9.95 cases per 100,000. Alaska has been in the high alert category, with greater than 10 […]

May 20, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a statement on the passage of a bill in the U.S. Congress to allow cruise ships to sail to Alaska, bypassing Canadian ports. The congressional action exempts large Alaska-bound cruise ships from the U.S. Passenger Vessel Services Act through February 2022. “Following a […]

May 17, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Promoting Alaska and Alaska’s tourism, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today kicked off a $5 million dollar Alaska Tourism Marketing Campaign with targeted advertisements on national television programs, radio, and digital platforms throughout the spring and summer to encourage Americans to visit Alaska as a COVID-safe destination. “Alaska is a […]

May 10, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced that Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings revised the State of Alaska’s credit rating outlook to stable from negative, and reviewed and affirmed the State of Alaska’s general obligation bond rating of AA-. The May 5th revision of the outlook to stable was supported by […]

May 6, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today signed Administrative Order No. 322 to establish the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband (Task Force) to address the growing need for reliable, high speed connectivity for all Alaskans. “On the heels of a global pandemic, now more than ever do we see the critical […]