Governor Frank Murkowski

Our goal is to build a robust, growing economy with
good-paying job opportunities, so our young people may choose to stay in Alaska.
– Frank Murkowski

State Endorses Fed Land Conveyance Proposals
August 7, 2003 (Juneau) --The state director of the Division of Mining, Land and Water this morning told a Senate hearing in Anchorage that Alaska strongly supports three bills now pending in the U.S. Senate that are aimed at largely completing, by 2009, the transfer of lands selected by the state and Native Corporations. More News >

Murkowski Signs Credit Scoring Bill, 2 Others
August 6, 2003(Juneau) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski today signed into law SB 13, by Anchorage Senator John Cowdery and Juneau Senator Kim Elton, which prohibits the use of credit ratings by insurance companies to determine premiums or deny coverage unless the scoring models are filed with the Division of Insurance. More News >

Bond Pool Agreement Will Help Placer Miners
August 6, 2003(Juneau) - A cooperative agreement signed today between the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Bureau of Land Management will allow placer mine operators on federal claims to participate in the state's mine reclamation bonding pool, making it possible for many of them to continue to operate. More News >

Governor Again Turns Down Foreign Processors
August 4, 2003 (Juneau) - For the second time this year, Gov. Frank H. Murkowski has determined that it is not in Alaska's best interest to allow Russian processors to come into state waters at Prince William Sound to purchase pink salmon. More News >

Office of the Governor Box 110001 Juneau, AK 99811 907.465.3500 465.3532 fax

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