Jan. 9—Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and other state officials are set to travel to the United Arab Emirates in the coming days to discuss investment opportunities in Alaska.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

The order Trump signed instructs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System to reflect the renaming of the Gulf and remove all references to the Gulf of Mexico. It says all federal references to the Gulf of America, including on agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications shall reflect the renaming.

In 2015, the name of the peak was changed during the Obama administration to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives and preference of many Alaskans.

Mexican president says President Trump can call the gulf whatever he wants but that the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) urged Apple to officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico on its mapping platform following President Trump’s Monday executive order declaring the land mass the

Trump signed the executive order, thus reversing the Biden-era decision that restricted oil and gas extraction within the state.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has an answer for President Donald Trump about his idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America:” he can call it whatever he wants on the American part of it.

President Trump said he will sign executive orders to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley.

A key public-sector union and some Democratic state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Dunleavy to release the results of a million-dollar study on how competitive the state’s salaries are.

Mike Dunleavy announced Thursday. Dunleavy is joining numerous other governors — which as of Thursday included California, North Dakota, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, and Iowa — in his ...