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In a report compiled by the government of Alaska, the real GDP of Alaska was $51.1 billion in 2011, $52.9 billion in 2012 and $51.5 billion in 2013.The drop-off that occurred between 2012 and 2013 has been attributed to the decline in the mining sector, specifically the oil and gas sectors, a consequence of declined production.
The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) is a department within the government of Alaska. The department contains the Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office (AMCO). [2] It conducts board certification of physicians and nurses, [3] [4] and issues licenses for many other professions. It is also involved in ...
In 1968, nine years after Alaska attained statehood, oil was discovered at Prudhoe Bay.The discovery put the issue of Native lands into the forefront. Three years later, in 1971 President Richard Nixon signed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which conveyed nearly 150 million acres (610,000 km 2) of federal land into the hands of 12 newly created Alaska Native regional corporations.
The government of Alaska in common with state and federal governments of the United States, has three branches of government: the executive, consisting of the Governor of Alaska and the state agencies; the state legislature consisting of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate; and the judiciary consisting of the Supreme court and lower courts.
It was established in 1998 by the Denali Commission Act of 1998 which was part of an omnibus appropriations bill. [2] [3] Since 2015, it has been assisting Alaskan communities whose existence is threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change.
Aug. 8—A federal judge in Anchorage on Monday ruled against a state agency that holds oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying the Biden administration's decision in 2021 to ...
Within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development are the Alaska Workforce Investment Board, the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, the Division of Employment and Training Services, the Labor Relations Agency, the Division of Labor Standards and Safety, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Division of Workers' Compensation. [1]
A 2018 North of 60 Mining article described it as Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA)-funded "most successful" projects to date—a "model for future partnerships." [42] AIDEA was established by the Alaska Legislature in 1967 as a public corporation and is not state-funded. [42]