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Alaska House members urge Trump to keep the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali
Alaska House resolution urges Trump administration to keep the name Denali
Alaska lawmakers signal opposition to Denali name change in resolution
The Alaska House voted Monday to adopt a resolution urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his executive order renaming the tallest peak in North America. The bipartisan House majority sought to quickly move a measure that would signal to the Trump administration that Alaskans opposed his idea of changing the name of the mountain from Denali back to Mount McKinley,
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JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would seek out a conversation with President Donald Trump about his decision to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in the U.S. Trump ordered on Monday to change the name of the peak to Mount McKinley.
“Denali” has been embraced by Alaska, a state with a strong tradition ... maybe they’d let us name some of theirs?” joked Anchorage's Democratic mayor Ethan Berkowitz.
The Denali Commission, a federal agency based in Anchorage, is known for funding mundane infrastructure upgrades in rural Alaska. Think waste management, heating systems and broadband — critical thoug
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President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued several winter weather alerts for Alaska, with some areas expected to get up to 20 inches of snow while parts of the state are experiencing unusually warm temperatures. Alaska, known for its extremely cold and snowy climate, has experienced some rare warm weather this month.
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.
The U.S. president's move last week to rename North America's tallest peak has introduced 'a jarring note' into Alaska affairs, says one academic.
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Alaska House majority rejects GOP effort to turn protest of Denali name change into Trump tributeRepublicans in the Alaska House tried Monday to change a resolution objecting to the renaming of Denali to Mount McKinley into a lengthy list of lavish praise for President Donald Trump, who issued the executive order making the change on his first day back in office a week ago,
By Mark Thiessen President issued executive order last week to change name of North America's tallest peak North America's tallest peak is a focal point of Jeff King's life. The four-time winner of the 1,
“Denali respects the Indigenous people that ... professor emeritus of history at the University of Alaska Anchorage, wrote in the Anchorage Daily News. “Historical analysis confirms that ...
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