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March 15, 2024 • PRESS RELEASE
State Asks for More than $700 Billion in Compensation for Federal Taking of State Land in Bristol Bay
(Anchorage, AK) – When the United States tied up 309 square miles of State land in Bristol Bay with new regulations, it broke its contract with the State, violating the Cook Inlet Land Exchange of 1976 and violating the Statehood Act of 1953.
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March 11, 2024 • PRESS RELEASE
Jim Adams of Noatak Sentenced to 80 Years for Second-Degree Murder in Beating Death of Wife, Rhoda Adams
(Kotzebue, AK) – Friday, Jim Adams, of Noatak, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison for the murder of his wife. Adams, 45, was convicted in September 2023 of Murder in the Second Degree for beating his wife Rhoda Adams to death with a crowbar in June 2020.
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March 8, 2024 • PRESS RELEASE
CVS Pharmacy to Settle for $10 Million for Alaska Opioid Crisis
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska filed a complaint and consent judgment Thursday against chain pharmacy CVS to close out the settlement process that began two years ago involving the opioid crisis in Alaska.
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Treg Taylor
Mission
The Department of Law upholds the rule of law, protects public safety, and provides high quality legal representation to executive branch agencies for the benefit of all Alaskans.
Vision
The Department of Law is committed to excellence in our work. We will maintain the highest standards of ethics and professionalism to promote exceptional legal representation to the state through a valued and well-trained team of attorneys and administrative professionals dedicated to public service.
Values
We serve Alaska in a way that earns the trust of the public and fosters confidence in criminal prosecutions and state government.
We seek fair and just resolutions to legal disputes while honoring the rights of crime victims and other injured parties.
We foster a healthy work/life balance.
We encourage professional development.
We encourage a respectful, collaborative, and professional workplace where excellence, integrity, trust, diversity, and accountability are prioritized.