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Bills Signed on Mine, Schools, & Rural Fuel
June 4, 2004 (Juneau) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski on Thursday afternoon signed into
law three bills, including one to authorize AIDEA funding for the
Kensington mine, one relating to the length of the school year, and one
that amends the bulk fuel revolving loan fund. More News >
Governor Signs Six Bills in Fairbanks
June 4, 2004 (Fairbanks) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski today signed into law six
bills sponsored by Fairbanks legislators. He also read and signed a
joint resolution. The bills covered the following issues: protection
for emergency responders; liability for airstrips; garnishment of PFDs
for overdue University bills; traffic preemption devices; navigable
waters; and state submerged lands. More News >
Flags Lowered for Dutch Harbor Remembrance
June 4, 2004 (Juneau) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski has directed that state flags be
flown at half-staff from today through Monday, June 7 in honor of Dutch
Harbor Remembrance Day. Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day is established in
state law on June 3 of each year to commemorate the attack on Dutch
Harbor on June 3, 1942, and to honor those who died in the attack and
those inhabitants of Attu and Kiska who fell into enemy hands. Dutch
Harbor Remembrance Day also honors those servicemen who died in 1943
while recapturing Attu and Kiska from the Japanese invaders. More News >
Administration Comments on Oceans Report
June 3, 2004 (Juneau) - Governor Frank H. Murkowski today made public the state's
comments on the preliminary report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean
Policy, emphasizing that any new federal approach to ocean management
must recognize and respect individual states' sovereignty. The state's
response points to Alaska's oceans and fisheries management regimes as
models that the federal effort should emulate, and, in fact, the report
recognizes that Alaska has done very well in managing its fisheries. More News >
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