DEC Lab COPs Given AA Rating
July 25, 2003 (Juneau) -- Three national credit rating services this week gave the State of Alaska its highest rating ever for lease debt, citing the strong financial management policies of the new administration. Details >

Murkowski Meets With VP Cheney, others
July 24, 2003 (Washington, DC) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski said today that in meetings this week with congressional leaders, he has emphasized the importance of including ANWR and the Alaska gas pipeline, as new domestic sources of energy. Details >

Murkowski Announces MOU with BBNC
July 11, 2003 (Anchorage) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski today announced that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Bristol Bay Native Corporation to facilitate oil and gas lease sales on state and BBNC land in the Bristol Bay region. Details >

Governor's Picnics Offer Free Family Fun
July 16, 2003 - Governor Frank H. Murkowski and First Lady Nancy Murkowski will host the annual Governor's Picnics in Anchorage on Saturday, July 19 at the Delaney Park Strip, and in Fairbanks Sunday, July 20 at Pioneer Park Details >

Governor Signs Seven Bills in Anchorage
July 10, 2003 (Anchorage) - At a morning press conference at the Atwood Building, Governor Frank H. Murkowski today signed into law seven House and Senate bills addressing issues ranging from trusts and construction claims to pharmacists and accountants. Details >

Murkowski Adds Seat on Air Advisory Board
July 7, 2003 JUNEAU - Governor Frank H. Murkowski today added a seat on the Aviation Transportation Advisory Board. Consisting of nine seats originally, the governor added a tenth seat for representatives of the air cargo industry. Details >

$7 Million in Salmon Funds Go to Local Govt's
July 7, 2003 (Juneau) - Local governments impacted by the downturn in recent years in the salmon industry will begin receiving checks this week to offset the loss in salmon landing taxes, Governor Frank H. Murkowski announced today. Details >

Governor Signs SB 210 - Overtime Bill
July 3, 2003 (Juneau) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski on Wednesday signed into law SB 210, which makes a 1999 amendment to the Wage and Hour Act retroactive to 1990. The amendment does not allow the same hour worked to be counted twice when calculating overtime. Details >

Murkowski Signs Six Bills
July 2, 2003 (Anchorage) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski has signed six bills into law, relating to real estate disclosures, licensing of home inspectors, a safety codes task force, regulation of brewpubs, a retail tax on auto tires, requiring 72-hour notice before teachers can strike, clarifying overtime computation for wages and hours, and allowing trapping of nuisance wild animals. Details >

Bristol Bay On-Shore Area added to Lease Plan
July 1, 2003 (Anchorage) - Gov. Frank H. Murkowski today announced that the state's five-year oil and gas leasing program will be revised at the request of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) to include on-shore annual area-wide lease sales on state and Native Corporation land on the Alaska Peninsula. Details >