News & Alerts
- December 7, 2018 • PRESS RELEASE
Anchor Point Man Sentenced for Poaching and Wasting Three Moose
(ANCHORAGE, AK) – On Thursday, December 6, 2018, the Homer district court sentenced Anchor Point resident Rusty Counts in a wildlife case involving the poaching and wasting of three bull moose. The defendant was convicted of a total of 21 counts. - November 29, 2018 • CONSUMER ALERT
Consumer Protection Unit Warns Consumers About Unregulated CBD Oil
The Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Unit is warning the public about marketing of a variety of industrial hemp-derived products that are currently not authorized for sale in Alaska. Products containing Cannabadiol (CBD) oil and extracts are being widely sold throughout Alaska but are unregulated and untested in the state at this time. - November 27, 2018 • PRESS RELEASE
Ninth Circuit Upholds Majority of Alaska’s Campaign Finance Limits for Candidates
(Anchorage, AK) – The Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals issued a decision today upholding three Alaska campaign finance laws limiting political contributions that were challenged in a 2015 lawsuit, concluding that these limits are narrowly tailored to advance the important state interest in preventing quid pro quo corruption.