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Plan Ready to Supply Villages with Bulk Fuel
August 6, 2004 (Anchorage) – Responding a request for help from the Alaska State
Legislature’s Bush Caucus, the Murkowski Administration, working with the Alaska Energy Authority and the Bush Caucus, is developing a plan for making sure that rural villages have the heating fuel they need to get through the winter. More News >
Agreement Reached with Ferry Unions
August 5, 2004 (Juneau) – The State of Alaska has reached an agreement with the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates, and Pilots union that will allow continued ferry service without additional cost to the communities of Angoon and Pelican. More News >
Governor Preventing Jobs From Moving Overseas
August 5, 2004 (Juneau) – The State of Alaska took action today to make sure that state contracts do not involve moving jobs overseas. Governor Frank H. Murkowski signed an Administrative Order today making sure Alaska government jobs will remain in the United States. His action came after the Department of Health and Social Services uncovered a contract entered into by the previous administration, which allowed U.S. jobs to be subcontracted to India. More News >
Governor Reacts to Protest by Greenpeace
August 4, 2004 (Juneau) – Governor Frank H. Murkowski reacted strongly today to the protest staged near Petersburg by the extreme outside environmental group Greenpeace. The organization is protesting timber harvesting and road building activity on Kupreanof Island in Southeast Alaska. Members have chained themselves to heavy equipment and barricaded a road in a way that has endangered their well-being and prevented local Alaskan companies from working. More News >
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