Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined Alaska’s News Source in the studio to discuss President Trump’s executive orders involving Alaska and what the future may hold for the state.

Dunleavy’s bill, which was introduced in the House and Senate on Wednesday, would also close in-person early voting five days prior to Election Day. More than 73,000 Alaska voted early in the most recent general election, including more than 15,000 who cast their early ballots in the five days preceding the election.

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.

Executive orders will enable more drilling, mining and other resource development, reversing Biden-era environmental restrictions, governor says

Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced a bill through the House, and the Senate majority is expected to introduce its own election reforms later this week

With aligned majorities in the House and Senate, priorities are set to include education funding, public pensions and election reform.

Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office Monday, aligning with Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy for drilling in the state to expand.

President Donald Trump's expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that see the proposals as worrying in the face

The governor’s decision applies only to flags on state property. Flags on federal property are expected to remain at half staff.

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.