Press Releases

2021 Press Releases

Media Contacts

Communications Director

Patty Sullivan
patty.sullivan@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6368

Information Officer

Sam Curtis
sam.curtis@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6269

12/21/21 Alaska Files Court Challenge to Halt Head Start Mandate
12/15/21 Judge Sentences Anchorage Man to 65 Years in Prison
11/29/21 Court Sides with Alaska, Other States and Blocks CMS Vaccine Mandate
11/05/21 Unlicensed Contractor Ordered to Pay Civil Penalties, Restitution
10/19/21 Attorney General urges Congress to block “methane fee”
10/12/21 Attorney General Treg Taylor Warns of Timeshare Exit Fraud
10/07/21 Attorney Stacy L. Walker Honored with the Attorney General’s Award for Pro Bono Service
09/23/21 Kevin Tuckfield Convicted on 2014 Sexual Assault
09/21/21 Kotzebue Man Sentenced to Serve Ninety-Nine Years in Custody for the 2018 Murder and Sexual Abuse of a Minor of Ashley Johnson-Barr
09/16/21 Attorney General Taylor Joins 24-State Coalition Demanding President Biden Drop Vaccine Mandate or Risk Legal Action
09/10/21 State Makes Oral Arguments in Roadless Rule Case
09/08/21 Attorney General Taylor Joins 22 State Coalition Opposing ATF Proposed Rule for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces
08/23/21 Attorney General Taylor Pushes Against Expansion of Federal Gun Laws
07/22/21 Attorney General Taylor Responds to Announcement of $26 Billion Agreement with Opioid Distributors and Johnson & Johnson
07/20/21 Attorney General Taylor Joins 26 State Coalition Supporting Second Amendment Concealed Carry for Self Defense Rights
07/15/21 Juneau Man Sentenced for 1999-2001 and 2015 Sexual Assaults
07/14/21 Anchorage Man Convicted of Sexual Assault
07/09/21 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins Coalition of Attorneys General in Filing Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
07/01/21 Bethel Man found Guilty of Felony Sexual Assault
06/30/21 Fairbanks Man Convicted of Murder in the Second Degree
06/29/21 Attorney General Taylor Obtains $110,000 Judgment Against RV Rental Company Accused of Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices
06/28/21 Attorney General to Continue to Seek Clarity on Effective Date Issue in the Courts
06/25/21 US Supreme Court Decides Alaska Native Corporations are "Indian tribes" for purposes of CARES Act Funds and Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contracts
06/21/21 Kotzebue Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in the First Degree and Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree for 2018 Murder of Ashley Johnson Barr
06/21/21 Attorney General Seeks Court Decision on the Failure of the Effective Date in the Budget Bill
06/16/21 Jury Convicts Anchorage Man for Felony Sexual Assault
06/11/21 George Skeek Found Guilty of Felony Sexual Abuse of a Minor
06/09/21 Attorney General Taylor Joins 17-State Coalition To Ensure Separation of Powers in Juliana v. United States
06/03/21 Attorney General Taylor Announces Appointment of Jessie Alloway as Solicitor General for Civil Appeals
05/25/21 Attorney General Treg Taylor Joins Coalition of AGs Urging Congressional Support for Fraud and Scam Reduction Act
05/10/21 Attorney General Taylor Urges Facebook to Abandon Launch of Instagram Kids
04/30/21 Daniel Gadomski AKA "Just Danny" Sentenced to 35 Years for 2015 Black Angus Inn Sexual Assault
04/29/21 19-State Petition Urges Supreme Court to Limit EPA Authority, Protect Jobs
04/28/21 Supreme Court to Decide Second Amendment Case Following Amicus Effort Joined by Alaska
04/27/21 Attorney General Taylor Joins 21 State Coalition Opposing Use of "Social Cost" Analysis in Certification of Natural Gas Developments
04/27/21 State of Alaska Receives $274,722 as Part of $300 Million National Medicaid Fraud Suboxone Settlement
04/27/21 Supreme Court Rules Favorably in Alaska V. Wright
04/23/21 Anchorage Man Sentenced to Ninty-Nine Years for Murder of Anchorage Business Owner
04/16/21 Alaska Assistant AG Anne Nelson Wins National Smokey Bear Award
04/12/21 Anchorage Man Sentenced for 2016 Murder
04/08/21 Alaska Court Rules in Favor of Governor Dunleavy in Appointments Case
04/07/21 Alaska Attorney General Files Complaint Seeking Damages Against PFAS Manufacturers
04/02/21 Attorney General Alleges Deceptive Marketing by Opioid Manufacturers Teva, Cephalon, and Allergan
04/01/21 Alaska Attorney General Taylor Joins 13-State Coalition to Sue Biden Treasury Dept., Seek to Protect State Tax Cuts
03/23/21 Sterling Man Sentenced to Serve Thirty-Seven Years for 2001 Sexual Assault and Kidnapping
03/18/21 Jury Convicts Galena Man of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree
02/24/21 Wasilla Woman Sentenced for Death of Anchorage Tow Truck Driver
02/04/21 States Reach $573 Million Settlement with McKinsey for its Role in "Turbocharging" the Opioid Epidemic with Purdue Pharma
02/02/21 Cori Mills Named New Deputy Attorney General