Executive orders will enable more drilling, mining and other resource development, reversing Biden-era environmental restrictions, governor says

Gov. Mike Dunleavy highlighted the impacts that some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders will have on Alaska.Dunleavy held a lengthy press conference Wednesday to discuss how many of Trump’s orders will have a ripple effect on Alaska’s economy,

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill through the House, and the Senate majority is expected to introduce its own election reforms later this week

Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.

With aligned majorities in the House and Senate, priorities are set to include education funding, public pensions and election reform.

Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office Monday, aligning with Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy for drilling in the state to expand.

President Donald Trump's expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that see the proposals as worrying in the face

The governor’s decision applies only to flags on state property. Flags on federal property are expected to remain at half staff.

President Donald Trump's executive order to boost oil drilling, mining, and logging in Alaska was met with enthusiasm by some state leaders and worry by environmental groups.

A sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump during the first hours of his second term aims to boost Alaska’s natural resource industry by reversing environmental protections that limit oil and gas extraction, logging, and other development projects across the state.

US President Donald Trumpsigned an executive order on Monday (January 20) prioritizing the development of Alaska’s natural resources, including oil, gas, minerals and timber. The order aims to reverse restrictions imposed by the Biden administration and facilitate the expedited permitting and leasing of energy and resource projects across the