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.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about President Donald Trump ’s executive orders at a press conference in Anchorage on Jan. 22, 2025.
“We’re not a colony to be pillaged,” Giessel said. “By throwing open all of the regulations related to resource development, we could be jeopardizing our own land and waters.” State lawmakers were less divided on another of Trump’s orders, one renaming the mountain known as Denali to Mount McKinley.Rep. Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks, invoked her own Koyukon Athabascan heritage, saying Denali is one of many place names across the state that “reflect the diverse cultures, traditions and languages of Alaska.”
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