Winfree, 68, will be the first Alaskan-born chief justice and the second chief justice from Fairbanks. He will replace Chief Justice Joel H. Bolger, whose term ends June 30.
Like many businesses, the Alaska Aerospace Corp., which runs the Kodiak Pacific Spaceport Complex, did not weather the COVID-19 pandemic unscathed.
The proposal “offers the chance to fulfill federally promised land allotment with state land near traditional lands,” the governor’s office said.
A rescuer reached the fallen skier about 100 feet down and confirmed the man had died in the fall.
“Now we face new challenging realities, especially in terms of our economy and national politics,” Sullivan said.
After signing House Bill 76 into law, the governor immediately ended the state of Alaska Covid-19 Disaster Declaration, which was part of the legislation.
The website for the court system is disconnected temporarily as the cyberattack is assessed and work is done to fix the problem, according to a statement from the Alaska Court System.
While a below-average fall salmon harvest is expected to still be sufficient, the summer runs will be more scarce, according to the report from the Department of Fish and Game.
The Fairbanks borough is second to last in the state when it comes to vaccination rates.
Canada’s ports are closed to U.S. cruise line traffic until 2022 over concerns about Covid-19.
