Alaska’s Lieutenant Governor pressed Congress Thursday for new icebreaker ships to operate in the Arctic.
State Government
Governor’s mansion holiday open house set for next Tuesday
Governor Sean Parnell and First Lady Sandy Parnell will host the annual holiday open house at the Governor’s mansion next Tuesday, December 6th from 3 to 6 p.m.
AG resigns
Alaska AG John Burns is resigning after 11 months.
Kerttula files letter of intent
Juneau Representative Beth Kerttula has filed a letter of intent to run for re-election in 2012 — though the makeup of House District Three is still unclear.
Legislators hope for new office space in Anchorage
Alaska legislators hope to bid on the old Unocal building in Anchorage for legislative office space.
State gets federal grant to archive oil spill litigation documents
Millions of pages of Exxon Valdez oil spill litigation will be organized and permanently archived in the capital city. The state archives office has received a federal grant to make the documents accessible to the public. The National Historical Publications and Records Commission, commonly called the National Archives, has given Alaska $109,000 to catalog the…