News & Announcements
Press Releases for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Treadwell Certifies Marijuana Initiative
June 14, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell today certified 13PSUM, the initiative application to tax and regulate the production, sale, and use of marijuana. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Keynote Oil & Gas Summit
June 3, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will give a keynote presentation at the Alaska Oil & Gas Infrastructure & Development Summit in Anchorage tomorrow. The lieutenant governor will describe the global picture of the natural gas market, and Alaska’s place in that world market. Full Story »
Treadwell Calls on Maritime Industry
May 29, 2013, Seattle, WA – Lt. Governor Treadwell today called on the international maritime industry to help Alaska in its push for Arctic marine safety as the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Strait, and passages through the Aleutians are used increasingly in global commerce. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Open 9-1-1 Communications Seminar
May 13, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will give opening remarks at the Next Generation 9-1-1 Seminar tomorrow. Seminar participants will discuss how advanced communications technology, such as texting, can enhance 9-1-1 services, and ways to integrate the technology statewide. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Participate in Lemonade Day
May 10, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will support young Alaskan entrepreneurs tomorrow as part of Lemonade Day Alaska. The lieutenant governor, the state champion for Lemonade Day Alaska, will join other government and university officials and media on a bus tour of lemonade stands around Anchorage. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Keynote NRC Workshop
May 7, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will deliver a morning keynote address at the National Research Council’s workshop, “Emerging Research Questions in the Arctic.” Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Address North Pole Fire Dept.
May 2, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will address members of the North Pole Fire Dept. tomorrow during their annual awards and appreciation dinner. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Discuss Intl. Clean Energy Market
May 1, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will participate in a panel discussion on international clean energy markets tomorrow at The Business of Clean Energy in Alaska, an annual conference of the Renewable Energy Alaska Project. Full Story »
Treadwell in Kenai and Naknek this Weekend
April 26, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell will speak tonight at the Kenai Masonic Student Awards Banquet, and tomorrow at the Naknek Electric Association’s 53rd annual membership meeting on research and innovation in Alaska’s power industry. Full Story »
Treadwell Certifies Referendum
April 25, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lt. Governor Mead Treadwell today certified 13SB21, the referendum application to reject Senate Bill 21 on Alaska’s oil taxes passed during the legislative session that adjourned April 14, 2013. Full Story »
Treadwell to Discuss Economics, Game-Changers
April 23, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell will be in Anchorage tomorrow for a joint meeting between the State Committee on Research (SCoR), which he co-chairs, and the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation. The meeting invites key stakeholders from the industry, the University and government to give input on the SCoR’s new statewide science and technology plan, and will look at ways innovation, research and development can grow Alaska’s economy. Full Story »
Lt. Gov. to Speak about STEM at UAA
April 22, 2013, Anchorage, AK – Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell will speak about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives in Alaska at a networking event tomorrow hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Full Story »
