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AGC of Alaska Elects New Executive Board of Directors
The Associated General Contractors of Alaska (AGC) elected a new executive board of directors to close out AGC’s annual conference held at the Captain Cook Hotel.
Imaging Alaska Coast to Coast
In addition to helping with oil spill response, Alaska ShoreZone data assists with fisheries research, recreation reconnaissance, climate change research, and even helping calibrate drone software for NASA.
Stream Quantification Tool—A Quantitative Approach to Stream Mitigation
A new spreadsheet-based calculator, called the Stream Quantification Tool, is steadily being adopted by Army Corps Districts throughout the United States for certain CWA 404 permitting projects to better quantify stream impacts and inform mitigation measures.
Lynden Transport Continues Programs to Protect the Environment
At Lynden’s Fife, WA Service Center, Safety Supervisor Keith Johnson and Director of Safety Steve Schultz have taken sustainable storm water management to new levels.
UAF’s Terry Chapin to Receive 2019 Volvo Environment Prize
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize.
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First Alaskans Institute Hires Indigenous Advancement Director
First Alaskans Institute announced the hiring of Melissa Silugngataanit’sqaq Borton (Sugpiaq) as its Indigenous Advancement Director.
Calista Corporation Promotes Kuhns to Land VP
Calista Corporation announced the promotion of shareholder Tisha Neviq’aq Kuhns to Vice President of Land and Natural Resources.
Alaska Native Heritage Center Hires Edenshaw as Executive Director
The Alaska Native Heritage Center has hired Emily Keneggnarkayaaggaq” Edenshaw (Yup’ik/Iñupiaq) as Executive Director.
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Navigating Medicaid
December 2019
Medicaid was enacted by the federal government in 1965 to pay for certain healthcare services for low-income families with dependent children and the aged, blind, and disabled. Though federally mandated, states share the cost of the program with the federal government, and each state creates and manages its own Medicaid plan, subject to federal approval.”